unnamed angel
angelic single tradition · 1
The unnamed angel of John 5:1–4 periodically stirred the pool of Bethesda. Whoever went down first into the pond after the motion of the water was made whole of whatsoever infirmity they lay under. Raphael became identified with this angel.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Raphael
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“but Raphael, because of his association with healing, became identified with the unnamed angel of John 5:1–4 who periodically stirred the pool of Bethesda "[a]nd he that went down first into the pond after the motion of the water was made whole of whatsoever infirmity he lay under".”
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