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The Book of Enoch · 20 of 109
Chapter XX. The Seven Archangels
1.And these are the names of the holy angels who watch.
2.Uriel, one of the holy angels, who is over the world and over Tartarus.
3.Raphael, one of the holy angels, who is over the spirits of men.
4.Raguel, one of the holy angels who takes vengeance on the world of the luminaries.
5.Michael, one of the holy angels, to wit, he that is set over the best part of mankind [and] over chaos.
6.Saraqâêl, one of the holy angels, who is set over the spirits, who sin in the spirit.
7.Gabriel, one of the holy angels, who is over Paradise and the serpents and the Cherubim.
8.Remiel, one of the holy angels, whom God set over those who rise.
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Why does Enoch list these seven angels with such specific jurisdictions?
Enoch gives each angel a named office—Uriel over Tartarus, Raphael over the spirits of men, Michael over the best part of mankind and chaos—to map cosmic responsibilities into moral geography. The list turns abstract cosmic forces into accountable agents so readers can locate where justice, punishment, healing, and revelation happen in the heavens.
This chapter continues a biblical tendency to name angelic officers found in Daniel and Revelation, where named angels act as executors of God’s will. For a close parallel that also assigns roles, see Daniel 10–12, which treats Michael as a protector of Israel and frames celestial conflict as decisive for earthly fate.
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