 And the Tosefta taught that the ministering angels mourned Moses with these words of 

A Midrash taught that as God created the four cardinal directions, so also did God set about God's throne four angels – Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Raphael – with Michael at God's right.The Midrash taught that Michael got his name (, "Mi-ka'el") as a reward for the manner in which he praised God in two expressions that Moses employed.When the Israelites crossed the Red Sea, Moses began to chant, in the words of "Who (, "mi") is like You, o Lord."