Dobiel, also Dubbiel (
Hebrew: דּוּבִּיאֵל ''Dūbbīʾēl,'' "God is my bear"), was the
guardian angel of
Ancient Persia. According to the
Talmud, Dobiel was also one of the special accusers of
Israel, and once officiated in
Heaven
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for 21 days as a proxy for
Gabriel when the latter was in temporary disgrace for taking
pity on the Israelites when God was angry with them and convincing the Babylonians to drive them from Babylon rather than kill them. After coming to power in Heaven, Dobiel set about helping the Persian people at the expense of every other nation. The legend states that all of the 70 or 72 tutelary or guardian angels of nations (except
Michael
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People
* Michael (given name), a given name
* Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael
Given name "Michael"
* Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian an ...
, protector of
Israel) became corrupted through national bias.
[''The Dictionary of Angels'' by Gustav Davidson, © 1967.]
See also
*
List of angels in theology
References
External links
Dubbiel at Jewish Encyclopedia
{{Angels in Abrahamic religions
Individual angels
Angels in Judaism