Kokabiel
Kokabiel(Hebrew:כוכבאל,Imperial Aramaic:𐡊𐡅𐡊𐡁𐡀𐡋,Ancient Greek:χωβαβιήλ), also spelledKôkabîêl,Kôkhabîêl,Kakabel,Kochbiel,Kokbiel,Kabaiel,orKochab,considered the 'angel of the stars',[1]is afallen angel,the fourth mentioned of the 20Watcherleaders of the 200 fallen angels in theBook of Enoch.[2]His name is generally translated as "star of God",[3]which is fitting since it has been said that Kokabiel taughtconstellationsto his associates.[4]
According toThe Book of The Angel Raziel,Kokabiel is a holy angel; in other apocryphal lore, however, he is generally considered to be fallen. Kokabiel is said to command an army of 365,000 spirits.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Ginzberg, Louis (1909)The Legends of the Jews,Volume I, Chapter III, atsacred-texts.com
- ^Charles, R.H. (Translator, 1917),The Book of Enoch,Chapter VIatsacred-texts.com
- ^abDavidson, Gustav (1967),A Dictionary of Angels, Including The Fallen Angels,Entry:Kokabiel/Kakabel,pp. 164, 168, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-19757
- ^The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament H.R. Charles Oxford: The Clarendon Press
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