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Dobiel

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Dobiel , also Dubbiel ( Hebrew: דּוּבִּיאֵל Dūbbīʾēl, "God is my bear"), was the guardian angel of Ancient Persia . According to the Talmud , Dobiel was also one of the special accusers of Israel , and once officiated in Heaven for 21 days as a proxy for Gabriel when the latter was in temporary disgrace for taking pity on the Israelites when God was angry with them and convincing the Babylonians to drive them from Babylon rather than kill them. After coming to power in Heaven, Dobiel set about helping the Persian people at the expense of every other nation. The legend states that all of the 70 or 72 tutelary or guardian angels of nations (except Michael , protector of Israel ) became corrupted through national bias. Daniel 10:13 "But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days; but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I was left over there beside the kings of Persia." Daniel 10:20 "Then said he: Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I go forth, lo, the prince of Greece shall come." Talmud Yoma 77a. Angels An Endangered Species . Once the guardian angel of Persia who stood in for Gabriel when she was in temporary disgrace. As we know by now virtually all the tutelary angels of nations ended up in the nether regions. Whether this is through over-identification with the national pride of their charges, or whether the Israelites had a lot of enemies is debatable. The Dictionary of Angels by Gustav Davidson, © 1967.

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