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  1. 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 ).

  2. 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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  3. Jun 5, 2011 · The Holy Archangel Raphael is an angel whose role is that of providing healing to the earth and to its inhabitants, hence his name whose etymology is Hebrew- Rafa’El, and meaning is "It is God who has healed ". He is celebrated, by the Church, primarily on November 8, the Synaxis of Michael and all the Bodiless Powers of Heaven .

  4. Apr 27, 2019 · Saint Raphael the Archangel serves as the patron saint of healing. Unlike most saints, Raphael was never a human being who lived on Earth. Instead, he has always been a heavenly angel. He was declared a saint in honor of his work helping humanity. As one of God's leading archangels, Raphael serves people who need to heal in body, mind, and ...

  5. 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.

  6. Raphael (רפאל, Hebrew for "God has healed," "God Heals" ) is the name of an archangel in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, who is said to perform all types of healings. Linked to his name is the Hebrew word for a doctor of medicine: Rophe, which has the same root word as Raphael . Of the seven archangels in the angelology of post-Exilic ...

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