Ramiel ( arc, רַעַמְאֵל, he, רַעַמְאֵל ''Raʿamʾēl''; gr, ‘Ραμιήλ), not to be confused with the holy angel "Remiel", is a fallen

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while the other is an Archangel in the

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Book of Enoch. Ramiel atchermentioned in

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is one of the 20 Watchers (angels) that sinned and rebelled against God by mating with the human woman and creating an offspring called Nephilim. Remiel rchangelis mentioned later on in

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as one of the seven holy angels who watch; the angel whom God set over those who rise. Remiel is also known as Jeremiel in certain translations of 2

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. The name Ra'amel means "

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has thundered" from the Hebrew elements ''ra'am'' and ''El'', "God".

Watcher

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s that are turned into

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s due to their taking wives, mating with human women, and teaching forbidden knowledge. One of 20 leaders, Ramiel is mentioned sixth.

Archangel

Remiel, also known as

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( Hebrew: יְרַחְמְאֵל ''Yəraḥmə ʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Yăraḥmē̆ʾēl,'' "God shall have mercy"; Greek: Ρεμειήλ) is mentioned in

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where he ''presides over true visions'' (55:3) and is listed as one of the seven Holy Angels in 1 Enoch 20:8. In this chapter, He is described as "one of the holy angels, whom God set over those who rise". Ramiel

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is the archangel of

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, and he is credited with two tasks: he is responsible for divine visions, and he guides the souls of the faithful into

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. He is called Jeremiel or

Uriel Uriel or Auriel ( he, אוּרִיאֵל ''ʾŪrīʾēl'', " El/God is my flame"; el, Οὐριήλ ''Oúriēl''; cop, ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ ''Ouriēl''; it, Uriele; Geʽez and Amharic: or ) is the name of one of the archangels who is mentio ...

in various translations of IV Esdras.

References

* ''The Book Of Enoch'' (1917) translated by

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, introduction by

W. O. E. Oesterley Rev. William Oscar Emil Oesterley (Calcutta 1866–1950) was a Church of England theologian, and professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at King's College, London, from 1926. His many books span a wide range of topics from Bible commentary and Chris ...

* ''The Ethiopic Book Of Enoch'' (1978), Knibb, Michael A., Oxford: Clarendon Press, repr. 1982. {{Angels in Abrahamic religions Watchers (angels) Archangels Ge'ez language

Watcher

Archangel

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