The birth of the angels and mankind is recorded in more or less fragmentary form in various ancient texts.  Most of these are Judaic and include the biblical book of Genesis and other writings, such as the Apocrypha and the Pseudepigrapha, which include much information on angels.  Most of the Apocryphal texts are included in
the Catholic version of the Bible.  Later Judaic and Christian texts further fleshed out the story.  From all these different sources can be woven the story of Creation, the War in Heaven, and the Fall of Man.

According to ancient Jewish tradition the angels were the first intelligent beings created by God, and it is usually believed that they were all created in the same moment on the second day of Creation.  God granted the angels free will, immortality, and divine intelligence.

The task they were offered was to sustain the Universe and reflect the glory of God.
 Most of the angels aligned themselves with the Divine Will and, to show their
 adoration, surrendered their free will to God . Those angels who did not, eventually succumbed to pride and came into conflict with God.

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