Talk:Israfel

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Is Israfel same as Raphael (archangel) -Tydaj 04:57, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

Well spotted — that certainly looks likely; I've asked the same question at Talk:Raphael, and suggested a merge. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 09:15, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

No, they are two separate figures in the relevant literature, and come from very different Hebrew roots. Israfel comes from SRP, or "burning," from which we also get the word "Seraphim," and he is commonly associated with music and the trumpets of judgment. Raphael comes from a word that means "healing," and is a significant aspect of his role in the Book of Tobit. Any suggested equivalence would need to be sourced in order to indicate precisely what subset of the lore equates them - a merge would be wholly inappropriate. ◄Zahakiel► 23:29, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

That couldn't be more clearly stated. Perhaps a brief para. on the source of the confusion, if there really is any?--Wetman 23:42, 10 August 2007 (UTC)