RAPHAEL


Meaning of RAPHAEL in English

n.

In the Bible and the Qur 0101; n , one of the archangels.

In the apocryphal book of Tobit he appears in human disguise and conquers the demon Asmodeus. His name in Hebrew means "God has healed," and in Tobit his business is to heal the earth. Raphael is reckoned among the saints in both Eastern and Western churches, and his feast day is October 24.

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