Baraqiel (
Imperial Aramaic
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: 𐡁𐡓𐡒𐡀𐡋;
Aramaic
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: ברקאל; , Βαρακήλ), commonly spelt Baraqiel, was the 9th
watcher of the 20 leaders of the 200
fallen angels that are mentioned in an ancient work called
the Book of Enoch
The Book of Enoch (also 1 Enoch;
Hebrew: סֵפֶר חֲנוֹךְ, ''Sēfer Ḥănōḵ''; , ) is an ancient Jewish apocalyptic religious text, ascribed by tradition to the patriarch Enoch who was the father of Methuselah and the great-grandf ...
. The name means "lightning of God", which is fitting since it has been said that Baraqiel taught men astrology during the days of Jared or Yered.
It has also been proposed based on a reconstruction by Schniedewind and Zuckerman that Baraqiel was the name of the father of Hazael, mentioned in the 9th century BCE inscription from Tel Dan. The biblical figure, Barak, known from Judges 4 is a shortened version of this longer name.
["A Possible Reconstruction of the Name of Hazaʾel's Father in the Tel Dan Inscription," by William M. Schniedewind and Bruce Zuckerman.
''Israel Exploration Journal'', Vol. 51, No. 1 (2001), pp. 88–91 ]
See also
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List of angels in theology
This is a list of angels in religion, theology, astrology and magic, including both specific angels (e.g., Gabriel) and types of angels (e.g., seraphim
A seraph ( ; pl.: ) is a Angelic being, celestial or heavenly being originating in Anci ...
References
Watchers (angels)
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