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Râmîêl ( Aramaic : דעמאנל, Hebrew: רעמיאל Greek :‘Ραμιήλ) is the 6th leader mentioned in the Book of Enoch , he is a Grigori or Watcher. Ramiel means " Thunder of God" ; the combination of ra'am and God. He is often confused with Azazel who is also called Râmêêl ('Arrogant towards God' or 'Evening of God') though they aren't the same Angel. He is one of the archangels of the Christian and Islamic traditions, the Hebrew name meaning "Mercy of God" or "Compassion of God" (see Jerahmeel ).¹ There are 20 leaders in the Book of Enoch also called 1 Enoch the section that mentions them reads: 7. And these are the names of their leaders: Sêmîazâz , their leader, Arâkîba , Râmêêl, Kôkabîêl , Tâmîêl , Râmîêl, Dânêl , Êzêqêêl , Barâqîjâl , Asâêl , Armârôs , Batârêl , Anânêl , Zaqîêl , Samsâpêêl , Satarêl , Tûrêl , Jômjâêl , Sariêl . 8. These are their chiefs of tens. Charles translation, The Book of the Watchers , Chapter VI. These are the leaders of 200 angels in 1 Enoch that are turned into fallen Angels due to their taking wives, mating with human women, and teaching forbidden knowledge. Ramiel is the angel of hope , and he is credited with two tasks: he is responsible for divine visions, and he guides the souls of the faithful into Heaven . He is called Jeremiel or Uriel in various translations of IV Esdras , and is described as "one of the holy angels whom God has set over those who rise" from the dead, in effect the angel that watches over those that are to resurrect. He is said to have been the archangel responsible for the destruction of the armies of Sennacherib , as well as being the bearer of the instructions of the seven archangels. He is mentioned also in 2 Baruch where he is told to presides over true visions (55:3).²

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Râmîêl ( Aramaic : רעמאנל, Hebrew: רעמיאל, Greek :‘Ραμιήλ) is a fallen Watcher in the apocryphal Book of Enoch , one of 20 leaders, mentioned sixth. Ramiel means " thunder of God" from the Hebrew elements ra'am and El , "God". There are 20 leaders in the Book of Enoch , also called 1 Enoch. The section that mentions them reads: 7. And these are the names of their leaders: Sêmîazâz , their leader, Arâkîba , Râmêêl, Kôkabîêl , Tâmîêl , Râmîêl, Dânêl , Êzêqêêl , Barâqîjâl , Asâêl , Armârôs , Batârêl , Anânêl , Zaqîêl , Samsâpêêl , Satarêl , Tûrêl , Jômjâêl , Sariêl . 8. These are their chiefs of tens. Charles translation, The Book of the Watchers , Chapter VI. As described in 1 Enoch, these are the leaders of 200 angels that are turned into fallen Angels due to their taking wives, mating with human women, and teaching forbidden knowledge. In this same work, Remiel is also the name of an angel, and is described as "one of the holy angels whom God has set over those who rise" from the dead, in effect the angel that watches over those that are to resurrect. He is mentioned also in 2 Baruch where he presides over true visions (55:3). Ramiel is the angel of hope , and he is credited with two tasks: he is responsible for divine visions, and he guides the souls of the faithful into Heaven . He is called Jeremiel or Uriel in various translations of IV Esdras , He is said to have been the archangel responsible for the destruction of the armies of Sennacherib , as well as being the bearer of the instructions of the seven archangels.

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Râmîêl ( , , , ), or Remiel , is both a fallen Watcher and an archangel in the apocryphal Book of Enoch . Ramiel means " thunder of God " from the Hebrew elements ra'am and El , "God".

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Ramiel ( , Raʿamʾēl ; ) is a fallen Watcher (angel) who is an Archangel in the apocryphal Book of Enoch . He is mentioned in Chapter 7 as one of the 20 Watchers that sinned and rebelled against God by mating with human women, and creating offspring called Nephilim . Remiel is mentioned later on in [Chapter 20], as one of the seven holy angels who watch; the angel whom God set over those who rise. Remiel is also known as Jeremiel in certain translations of 2 Esdras . The name Raʿamʾēl means " God has thundered" from the Hebrew elements Raʿam "thunder" and El , "God".

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Ramiel ( Imperial Aramaic : רַעַמְאֵל , Hebrew : רַעַמְאֵל Raʿamʾēl ; Greek : ‘Ραμιήλ ) is a fallen Watcher angel . He is mentioned in Chapter 6 of the apocryphal Book of Enoch as one of the 20 Watchers that sinned and rebelled against God by mating with human women and creating offspring called Nephilim . The name Raʿamʾēl means " God has thundered" from the Hebrew elements Raʿam "thunder" and El , "God". He is sometimes conflated with the angel Remiel (described below), who is separately named as a holy angel in some versions of Chapter 20 of the Book of Enoch, and who is in turn sometimes conflated with the angel Jeremiel ( q.v. ).

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