Satan (
Hebrew: שָּׂטָן
satan, meaning "adversary";
Arabic: شيطان
shaitan, meaning; "astray", "distant", or sometimes "devil") is a figure appearing in the texts of the
Abrahamic religions who brings
evil and temptation, and is known as the deceiver who leads humanity astray. Some religious groups teach that he originated as an
angel who fell out of favor with
God, seducing humanity into the ways of
sin, and who has power in the fallen world. In the
Hebrew Bible and the
New Testament, Satan is primarily an accuser and adversary, a decidedly malevolent entity, also called the
devil, who possesses demonic qualities.