In Jewish and Christian tradition, Jophiel (Hebrew יוֹפִיאֵל Yopiʾel, "Beauty of God"), also known as Zophiel and Zuriel, is an archangel associated with beauty, art, and wisdom. Jophiel is said to be the angel that inspires beautiful thoughts in human beings, and is thus the angel most associated with artists, artisans, and others who would seek to create beauty.
Although angels are technically neither male nor female, and Jophiel can be depicted as either gender, most often Jophiel appears as a stunningly beautiful woman. Regardless, a surefire way to distinguish Jophiel from other archangels is the signature flaming sword that Jophiel carries at all times.
According to tradition, Jophiel is the archangel that cast Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden after they sinned by eating the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, and much religious artwork depicts Jophiel, flaming sword in hand, directing Adam and Eve to leave the Garden. Tradition also holds that Jophiel assumed command of the Cherubim after Satan's fall from Heaven, and John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost (Book 6) mentions Jophiel ("Zophiel") as being, "of Cherubim, the swiftest wing."