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Raphael (Archangel)

LC control no.n 2014010236
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingRaphael (Archangel)
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Variant(s)Raphael, Saint (Archangel)
Raphael the Archangel
Azarias
Refaʼel (Archangel)
רפאל (Archangel)
Special noteNon-Latin script reference not evaluated.
DESCRIPTIVE USAGE: Valid for use for all works attributed to the Archangel Raphael, including those described as "spirit communications" because the entity is an inherently spiritual being.
Found inBritannica online, viewed Feb. 26, 2014 (Raphael; archangel; appears to Tobit in disguise under the name Azarias before revealing himself)
Catholic encyclopaedia online, viewed Feb. 26, 2014 (St. Raphael the Archangel; does not appear in the Bible; name mentioned in the Book of Tobias)
Entsiḳlopedyah ha-ʻIvrit, 1972: v. 31 (רפאל = Refaʼel; one of the archangels)
Invalid LCCNsh 86005999