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  1. Raphael, in the Bible, one of the archangels. In the apocryphal Old Testament ( Hebrew Bible) Book of Tobit, he is the one who, in human disguise and under the name of Azarias (“ Yahweh helps”), accompanied Tobias in his adventurous journey and conquered the demon Asmodeus. He is said ( Tobit 12:15) to be “one of the seven holy angels ...

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  2. Raphael ( Arabic: إسرافيل, romanized : ʾIsrāfīl, alternate spellings: Israfel, Esrafil) [citation needed] is a venerated archangel according to Islamic tradition. In Islamic eschatology, Israfil will blow the trumpet from a holy rock in Jerusalem to announce the Day of Judgment ( Yawm al-Qiyāmah ).

    • holding a bottle or flask; walking with Tobias; sounding a trumpet; carrying a fish or a staff
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  4. Feb 7, 2022 · No, the Bible nowhere mentions an angel named Raphael. Only two holy angels are named in Scripture—Gabriel ( Luke 1:26) and Michael ( Daniel 12:1 ), the latter designated as an “archangel” in Jude 9. The angel Raphael does appear in the apocryphal book of Tobit (or Tobias), which is considered inspired by the Catholic Church.

  5. Mar 8, 2017 · Archangel Raphael (also known as Saint Raphael) visits people to deliver both physical and spiritual healing in a famous story described in the Book of Tobit (considered part of the Bible by Catholic and Orthodox Christians). In the story, a faithful man named Tobit sends his son Tobias to go to a foreign country to retrieve some money from a ...

  6. Aug 16, 2022 · The archangel Raphael is a holy angel who works for God on healing assignments for humanity. Raphael also leads other angels who also specialize in healing work. All archangels are high-ranking ...

  7. Jul 15, 2017 · Updated on July 15, 2017. Archangel Raphael is known as the angel of healing. He’s full of compassion on people who are struggling physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually. Raphael works to bring people closer to God so they can experience the peace God wants to give them. He is often associated with joy and laughter.

  8. Unfortunately, Raphael proves rather difficult for most people to locate in the Bible. The archangel Michael is mentioned five separate times in the Bible, and Gabriel is the most famous of any ...

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