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According to the pseudepigraphal ''Revelation of Moses'', another name for Jophiel is Dina (Hebrew: דִּינָה Dīnā, "Judgement"). In the text, Jophiel/Dina is described as an angel of the seventh heaven, a [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] guardian of the Torah (and wisdom itself), who taught 70 languages to souls at the dawn of creation. The [[Zohar]] lists her as a Great Angel Chief in charge of 53 legions who superintend Torah-readings on the | According to the pseudepigraphal ''Revelation of Moses'', another name for Jophiel is Dina (Hebrew: דִּינָה Dīnā, "Judgement"). In the text, Jophiel/Dina is described as an angel of the seventh heaven, a [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] guardian of the Torah (and wisdom itself), who taught 70 languages to souls at the dawn of creation. The [[Zohar]] lists her as a Great Angel Chief in charge of 53 legions who superintend Torah-readings on the [[Sabbat]]h. Jophiel is said to be a companion to the angel [[Metatron]]. | ||
[[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]] and [[Thomas Rudd]] name Jophiel as the teacher of Shem. | [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]] and [[Thomas Rudd]] name Jophiel as the teacher of Shem. | ||