In Tobit
In Tobit, Raphael is sent to remove the white films from Tobit's eyes and give Sarah as a wife to Tobias. The text identifies Raphael as an angel, though Tobias does not know this when he asks about travelling with him. Tobias addresses Raphael as Brother Azarias when asking him to discuss the things mentioned on the way.
Raphael tells Tobias to run ahead of his wife, prepare the house, and carry the fish's bile. He says that Tobias's father will open his eyes and instructs Tobias to put the bile on them.
In 1 Enoch
In 1 Enoch, Raphael is responsible for healing and for caring for the sicknesses and wounds of people. He also looks down from heaven with Michael, Uriel, and Gabriel, seeing the earth filled with violence and wrongdoing. The Lord commands Raphael to capture Azâzêl, tie him up, and throw him into the darkness.
As one of the holy angels accompanying the narrator, Raphael explains that hollow spaces hold the spirits of the dead. In another passage, Raphael answers the narrator by identifying the tree before them as the tree of wisdom.
Where Raphael appears
- 1 EnochIn 1 Enoch, Raphael cares for people's sicknesses and wounds and explains the purpose of spaces holding spirits. · The Complete Books of Enoch
- TobitIn Tobit, Raphael is sent to heal Tobit and Sarah and gives Tobias instructions for his father's eyes. · The Complete 88-Book Ethiopian Bible
- Testament of SolomonIn Testament of Solomon, a speaker names Raphael as the archangel who stands before the throne of God. · The Complete Books of Enoch
- Meqabyan 1In Meqabyan 1, Raphael is sent as a servant to Tobit and saves Tobias from death in Raguel's country. · The Complete 88-Book Ethiopian Bible
What the texts say, in their own words
“Raphael was also sent to heal both of them. He was to remove the white films from Tobit’s eyes and to give Sarah, Raguel’s daughter, as a wife to Tobias, Tobit’s son.”
“The second is Raphael, who is responsible for healing, caring for the sicknesses and wounds of people.”
“They seem mysterious and almost endless.” Raphael, one of the holy angels with me, explained their purpose. He said, “These hollow spaces were made to hold the spirits of the dead.”
“But he said: “By Raphael, the archangel that stands before the throne of God. But the liver and gall of a fish put me to flight, when smoked over ashes of the tamarisk.””
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Who is Raphael?
Raphael is called a holy angel in 1 Enoch and an angel in Tobit. Testament of Solomon also calls him an archangel who stands before the throne of God.
What does Raphael do in Tobit?
Raphael is sent to heal Tobit and Sarah and give Sarah as a wife to Tobias. He tells Tobias to put fish's bile on his father's eyes, saying that his father will open them.
Is Raphael associated with healing?
In 1 Enoch, Raphael is responsible for healing and caring for people's sicknesses and wounds. In Tobit, he is sent to heal both Tobit and Sarah.
Where is Raphael mentioned in the lost texts?
Raphael appears in 1 Enoch and Testament of Solomon, in The Complete Books of Enoch; Tobit and Meqabyan 1, in The Complete 88-Book Ethiopian Bible.
