Ramiel
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Râmîêl (Aramaic: דעמאנל, Hebrew: רעמיאל Greek:‘Ραμιήλ) is the 6th leader mentioned in the Book of Enoch, he is a Grigori or Watcher. Ramiel means "Thunder of God"[1]; the combination of ra'am and God. He is often confused with Azazel who is also called Râmêêl ('Arrogant towards God' or 'Evening of God') though they aren't the same Angel. He is one of the archangels of the Judaic and Islamic traditions, the Hebrew name meaning "Mercy of God."
There are 20 leaders in the Book of Enoch also called 1 Enoch the section that mentions them reads:
| 7. And these are the names of their leaders: Sêmîazâz, their leader, Arâkîba, Râmêêl, Kôkabîêl, Tâmîêl, Râmîêl, Dânêl, Êzêqêêl, Barâqîjâl, Asâêl, Armârôs, Batârêl, Anânêl, Zaqîêl, Samsâpêêl, Satarêl, Tûrêl, Jômjâêl, Sariêl. 8. These are their chiefs of tens." - R. H. Charles Translation, The Book of the Watchers, Chapter VI. |
These are the leaders of 200 angels in 1 Enoch that are turned into fallen Angels due to their taking wives, mating with human women, and teaching forbidden knowledge.
Remiel is the angel of hope, and he is credited with two tasks: he is responsible for divine visions, and he guides the souls of the faithful into Heaven. He is called Jeremiel or Uriel in various translations of IV Esdras, and is described as "one of the holy angels whom God has set over those who rise" from the dead.
He is said to have been the archangel responsible for the destruction of the armies of Sennacherib, as well as being the bearer of the instructions of the seven archangels.
Ramiel shouldn't be confused with Remiel, which is described as the angel that watches over those that are to resurrect, according to Enoch chapter 20.
[edit] Ramiel/Remiel in popular culture
- Remiel is the name of the first angel met by Lloyd Irving's party in the game Tales of Symphonia. He is also the only plot-important angel in the game to have a more traditional look, with feathered wings.
- Ramiel is one of the angels confronted by NERV in Neon Genesis Evangelion. Here, Ramiel is depicted as a blue octahedron.
- Remiel is an angelic character in the comic book series The Sandman. He first appears in Season of Mists.
- Following the end of the Sandman series, Remiel and Duma lose ownership of Hell in a complex sequence of events in the Lucifer spin-off series.
- In British TV series Hex, Remiel is portrayed as a Grigori or Nephilim, evil and a servant of Azazel.
- In the Canadian Sci-Fi TV series, Andromeda, Remiel is the new avatar for the Balance of Judgement in the episode "Day of Judgement, Day of Wrath."
- Remiel is the name of the angel spirit of the character Cebin (part of the X-Laws) in the manga Shaman King.
[edit] References
- The Book Of Enoch translated by R. H. Charles D.LITT., D.D. with an introduction by W. O. E. OESTERLEY, D.D., Charles. H. R, 1917
- The Ethiopic Book Of Enoch., Knibb, Michael A., Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1978, repr. 1982.
