Zaphkiel ( he, צַפְקִיאֵל ''Ṣafqīʾēl''), also written as Tzaphqiel, Tzaphkiel, Zafkiel, Zafchial, Zaphchial, Zaphiel, or Zelel, is an

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. He is sometimes equated with Jophiel/Zophiel, but other times considered to be a different angel. Zaphkiel is "chief of the order of thrones and one of the 9 angels that rule Heaven; also one of the 7 archangels." He can watch people when they need to make important decisions and when they need to put them into words for others. If they are unsure of the words, he will help them to make the message more clear. The leader of the Erelim, he is associated with the

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Saturn. It is associated also with the sephira of Binah. He is also called

Cassiel Cassiel ( he, קַצְפִּיאֵל ''Qaṣpīʾēl'', "God is my wrath"; also known as קַפְצִיאֵל ''Qap̄ṣīʾēl'', "God is my leap"; ar, كسفيائيل, '), is an angel appearing in extracanonical Jewish, Christian, and Islamic ...

In fiction

Zaphkiel has been adapted for several pieces of modern fiction: *

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is an Archon of the Order of Thrones in

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''. * Zaphkiel is an Angel in ''

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{{Angels in Abrahamic religions Archangels Individual angels

In fiction

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