Barachiel | |
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.jpg) Archangel Barachiel Scattering Flowers by Bartolomé Román, 17th century. | |
| Archangel | |
| Venerated in | Judaism, Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 8 November |
| Attributes | Rose, rose petals |
Barachiel (Hebrew: בַּרַכְאֵל Baraḵʾēl, "God has blessed"),[1] also known as Barakel, is one of the Archangels in Judaism, as well as Byzantine Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition. He is the Archangel of Blessings.
In the Third Book of Enoch, he is described as one of the angelic princes, with a myriad of some 496,000 ministering angels attending him. He is described in the Almadel of Solomon as one of the chief angels of the first and fourth chora.[2] In Jewish tradition, he is often associated with blessings, the planet Jupiter, and the Sephirah of Chesed.[3]
- ^ "Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 1292. Barakel".
- ^ Davidson, Gustav. A Dictionary of Angels, including the Fallen Angels. New York: The Free Press, 1967, ISBN 9780029070505
- ^ Kaplan, Aryeh (1997). Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Creation in Theory and Practice (2nd Revised ed.). Weiser Books. p. 168. ISBN 9781568215037.