Claim: "Satan is an angel, the angel of death"
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Talmud, Bava Batra 16a (Resh Lakish): Satan, the evil inclination and the angel of death are one. He tempts, then accuses, then takes life; read from the Book of Job.
SOURCE
Babylonian Talmud, Bava Batra 16a
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