Commentary for Sanhedrin 185:1
גדולים צדיקים יותר ממלאכי השרת שנאמר (דניאל ג, כה) ענה ואמר הא אנא חזי גוברין ארבעה שריין מהלכין בגו נורא וחבל לא איתי בהון ורויה די רביעאה דמה לבר אלהין
The righteous are greater than the ministering angels, for it is said, He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the son of God.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 25. Thus the angel is mentioned last, as being least esteemed. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> R. Tanhum b. Hanilai said: When Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah emerged unscathed from the fiery furnace, all the nations of the world came and smote the enemies of Israel<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A euphemism for the Jews who had worshipped the image set up by the king. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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