The Zohar calls Metatron 「the Youth」, identifies him as the angel that led the people of Israel through the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt, and describes him as a heavenly priest.
《光明篇》称梅塔·特隆是「少年」,尽管他们离开埃及之后就留在荒野上,但还是把他视之为领导以色列人们的天使,把他描绘成一位天上的祭司。