
In Tobit he goes by the name Azariah ( Hebrew: עֲזַרְיָה/עֲזַרְיָהוּ ʿĂzaryāh/ʿĂzaryāhū, " Yah/Yahu has helped") while disguising himself as a human. His name derives from the Hebrew root רפא ( r-p-ʾ) meaning "to heal", and can be translated as "God has healed". In the oldest stratum of 1 Enoch (1 Enoch 9:1) he is one of the four named archangels, and in Tobit 12:11–15 he is one of seven. Raphael first appears in two works of this period, 1 Enoch, a collection of originally independent texts from the 3rd century BCE, and the Book of Tobit, from the early 2nd century BCE. At the same time the angels and archangels began to be given names, as attested in the Talmudic statement that "the names of the angels were brought by the Jews from Babylonia", attributed to Shimon ben Lakish or Rabbi Hanina respectively. The original mal'akh lacked both individuality and hierarchy, but after the Babylonian exile they were graded into a Babylonian-style hierarchy and the word archangelos, archangel, first appears in the Greek text of 1 Enoch. When used in the latter sense it is translated as " angel". In the Hebrew Bible, the word 'מַלְאָךְ' ( malʾāk̠) literally means messenger either human or supernatural in nature. In Gnostic tradition, Raphael is represented on the Ophite Diagram. He is not named in either the New Testament or the Quran, but later Christian tradition identified him with healing and as the angel who stirred waters in the Pool of Bethesda in John 5:2–4, and in Islam, where his name is Israfil, he is understood to be the unnamed angel of Quran 6:73, standing eternally with a trumpet to his lips, ready to announce the Day of Judgment. In later Jewish tradition, he became identified as one of the three heavenly visitors entertained by Abraham at the Oak of Mamre. Raphael ( / ˈ r æ f i ə l/, "God has healed") is an archangel first mentioned in the Book of Tobit and in 1 Enoch, both estimated to date from between the 3rd and 2nd century BCE. Happy meetings travelers lovers the youth finding one’s spouse ordained marriage mental health healing guardian angels shepherds pharmacists druggists nurses physicians illness eye afflictions the sick the blind against nightmares Diocese of Madison, WI Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa Archdiocese of Seattle, Washington Abra de Ilog, Mindoro Occidental, Philippines Aloguinsan, Cebu, Philippines 3 Kouji Nabot 13 Koiak (Coptic Churches)Īrchangel holding a bottle or flask Archangel walking with Tobias Archangel sounding a trumpet young man carrying a fish young man carrying a staff.29 September 24 October (local calendars and by those observing the 1921–1969 General Roman Calendar).Guardian Angel was started by family for family. Guardian Angel was established to provide high quality care at home to keep patients like Danny out of the hospital and with their loved ones. That’s when they decided that they would do it themselves the right way. After being in and out of the hospital so many times, quality home care was something their family desperately needed. The company was founded by the Kassab family after a tragic accident left Sam and Faye Kassab’s seven-year-old son, Danny, paralyzed from the neck down. We know it can be difficult to understand your options when it comes to health care, and your health is the most important thing to you. Guardian Angel is trusted in the industry to provide quality care for your family. When it’s time to find a place for mom, you can’t just choose anyone. From companionship to hospice care, tell us your health care needs, and we would love to make it all easier for you. Guardian Angel provides a wide range of high quality home health care services in the comfort of your own home.

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