Barachiel
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Not to be confused with Baraqiel.
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.
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Barachiel | |
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Archangel | |
Venerated in | Judaism, Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Orthodox Church |
Feast | 8 November |
Attributes | Rose, rose petals |
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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]