Ramiel
Ramiel (
The name Raʿamʾēl means "God has thundered"[1][2] from the Hebrew elements Raʿam "thunder" and El, "God".
He is sometimes conflated with the angel Remiel (described below), who is separately named as a holy angel in some versions of Chapter 20 of the Book of Enoch, and who is in turn sometimes conflated with the angel Jeremiel (q.v.).
Watcher
There are 20 watchers in the Book of Enoch, also called 1 Enoch. The section that mentions them reads:
7. And these are the names of their watchers:
R. H. Charlestranslation, The Book of the Watchers, Chapter VI.
As described in 1 Enoch, these are the leaders of 200 angels that are turned into fallen Angels due to their taking wives, mating with human women, and teaching forbidden knowledge. One of 20 leaders, Ramiel is mentioned sixth.
Archangel
Remiel | |
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Venerated in | Judaism, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church[3] |
Remiel, also known as
Remiel is the archangel of hope, and he is credited with two tasks: he is responsible for divine visions, and he guides the souls of the faithful into Heaven. He is called Jeremiel or Uriel in various translations of IV Esdras.
See also
- List of angels in theology
- 2 Baruch
- Azazel
- Remiel (DC Comics)
- Remiel (Tales of Symphonia)
References
- ^ "Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 7481. raam".
- ^ The Ethiopic Book Of Enoch., Knibb, Michael A., Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1978, repr. 1982.
- ^ "Devotions: The Invocation of Angels". ethiopianorthodox.org. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
Devoutly are kept the feasts of all Angels including St. Michael, St. Gabriel and St. Raphael. […] Uriel, Regel, Remiel and Phanuel are other revered angels.
- ^ "Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 3396. Yerachmeel".
- ^ "Conjugation of לְרַחֵם". Pealim.
- ^ "The Book of Enoch, Chapter XX". Sacred-Texts.
- The Book Of Enoch (1917) translated by R. H. Charles, introduction by W. O. E. Oesterley
- The Ethiopic Book Of Enoch (1978), Knibb, Michael A., Oxford: Clarendon Press, repr. 1982.