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'''Archangel Raphael''' (/ˈræfiəl/, "God has healed") is an [[archangel]] first mentioned in the Book of Tobit and in the [[Book of Enoch]], both estimated to date from between the 3rd and 2nd century BCE. | '''Archangel Raphael''' (/ˈræfiəl/, "God has healed") is an [[archangel]] first mentioned in the [[Book of Tobit]] and in the [[Book of Enoch]], both estimated to date from between the 3rd and 2nd century BCE. | ||
In later [[Judaism|Jewish]] tradition, he became identified as one of the three heavenly visitors entertained by Abraham at the Oak of Mamre. He is not named in either the [[Bible|New Testament]] or the Quran, but later [[Christianity|Christian]] tradition identified him with healing and as the [[angel]] who stirred waters in the Pool of Bethesda in John 5:2–4, and in [[Islam]], where his name is ''Israfil'', he is understood to be the unnamed angel of Quran 6:73, standing eternally with a trumpet to his lips, ready to announce the Day of Judgment. | In later [[Judaism|Jewish]] tradition, he became identified as one of the three heavenly visitors entertained by Abraham at the Oak of Mamre. He is not named in either the [[Bible|New Testament]] or the Quran, but later [[Christianity|Christian]] tradition identified him with healing and as the [[angel]] who stirred waters in the Pool of Bethesda in John 5:2–4, and in [[Islam]], where his name is ''Israfil'', he is understood to be the unnamed angel of Quran 6:73, standing eternally with a trumpet to his lips, ready to announce the Day of Judgment. | ||