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Book of Enoch 20

Ethiopic

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And these are the names of the holy angels who watch.

2Uriel, one of the holy angels, who is over the world and over Tartarus.

3Raphael, one of the holy angels, who is over the spirits of men.

4Raguel, one of the holy angels who takes vengeance on the world of the luminaries.

5Michael, one of the holy angels, to wit, he that is set over the best part of mankind and over chaos.

6Saraqâêl, one of the holy angels, who is set over the spirits, who sin in the spirit.

7Gabriel, one of the holy angels, who is over Paradise and the serpents and the Cherubim.

8Remiel, one of the holy angels, whom God set over those who rise.

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About Book of Enoch

The most influential apocryphal book there is: the fall of the Watcher angels, the giants, Enoch's journey through the heavens and the final judgement. Quoted in the New Testament by the letter of Jude and held canonical by the Ethiopian Church. English text: The Book of Enoch (London: SPCK), R. H. Charles, 1917 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.

Source: The Book of Enoch (London: SPCK), R. H. Charles (1917) · public domain