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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. | ||
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In the Anglican tradition, Jophiel is recognized as an archangel. She is often depicted in iconography holding a flaming sword, such as the stained glasses at St Michael's Church in Brighton, St Peter and St John's Church in Kirkley, Holy Trinity Church in Coventry and a mural at St. John's Episcopal Church in Memphis, Tennessee. | In the Anglican tradition, Jophiel is recognized as an archangel. She is often depicted in iconography holding a flaming sword, such as the stained glasses at St Michael's Church in Brighton, St Peter and St John's Church in Kirkley, Holy Trinity Church in Coventry and a mural at St. John's Episcopal Church in Memphis, Tennessee. | ||
Jophiel is an Archangel of the Kabbalah (though some systems put [[Archangel Raziel|Raziel]] in her place) and in several listings including that of the early medieval theologian Pseudo-Dionysus. The ''Calendarium Naturale Magicum Perpetuum'' lists Jophiel as the angel of the Sephira Chokhmah, as does the ''[[Key of Solomon]]'' variant ''The Veritable Clavicles of Solomon'',and the ''Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses'', both latter works derived from the Calendarium. | Jophiel is an Archangel of the Kabbalah (though some systems put [[Archangel Raziel|Raziel]] in her place) and in several listings including that of the early medieval theologian Pseudo-Dionysus. The ''[[Magical Calendar|Calendarium Naturale Magicum Perpetuum]]'' lists Jophiel as the angel of the Sephira Chokhmah, as does the ''[[Key of Solomon]]'' variant ''The Veritable Clavicles of Solomon'',and the ''Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses'', both latter works derived from the Calendarium. | ||
Her planetary intelligence is the Starry Heaven. Rudd attributes the [[Zodiac]] to Jophiel along with the Sephira Binah instead of [[Archangel Zaphkiel]]. [[Athanasius Kircher]] names Jophiel as ''Angelus pulchritudinis'', "angel of beauty" | Her planetary intelligence is the Starry Heaven. Rudd attributes the [[Zodiac]] to Jophiel along with the Sephira Binah instead of [[Archangel Zaphkiel]]. [[Athanasius Kircher]] names Jophiel as ''Angelus pulchritudinis'', "angel of beauty." | ||
[[Category:Archangels]] | [[Category:Archangels]] | ||