sages also referred to him by the name Ofan ( "wheel"), a reference to the "wheel within the wheel" from Ezekiel's vision of the heavenly chariot in the Book of Ezekiel chapter 1. Sandalphon is also said to be instrumental in bringing about the differentiation of sex in the embryo. Ibn Hazm mentions Sandalphon as an angel "who serves the crown". He discusses Jews, though regarding Metatron as an angel, celebrating Metatron as a lesser god 10 days each year, probably a reference to Rosh Hashanah in connection with Merkabah mysticism that Metatron took part on the creation of the world. In Kabbalah, Sandalphon is the angel who represents the sefirah Malkuth and overlaps (or is confused with) the angel Metatron. He is said to appear before the feminine presence of the Shekhinah and to receive human prayers and send them to God. In literature Sandalphon is the eponymous subject of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Sandalphon". References External links Copenhagen Qabalah Angelics sign Angel therapy Inner light-workers site Smashwords.com Archangels Angels in Judaism Individual angels Angels in Christianity Elijah Angels of the Presence Angels in Islam Judaism and abortion