Chazaqiel (, ), also Shahaqiel or Êzêqêêl, was the 8th 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 "cloud of God", and it was said that Chazaqiel taught men the knowledge of the clouds,
meteorology
Meteorology is the scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere and short-term atmospheric phenomena (i.e. weather), with a focus on weather forecasting. It has applications in the military, aviation, energy production, transport, agricultur ...
. Michael Knibb
[''The Ethiopic Book Of Enoch'', Knibb, Michael A., Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1978, repr. 1982.] translates this angel as being the "Shooting star of God".
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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