Ramiel

Ramiel

Lesserwell-documentedEnochic / Second Temple Jewish apocryphaMount Hermon (narrative locale)Antediluvian Near East (narrative setting)
Origin

In the Book of the Watchers (1 Enoch, ch. 6) Ramiel appears as one of the named chiefs among a cohort of two hundred heavenly beings who ‘descended’ in the days of Jared. These Watchers swore oaths upon the summit identified as Mount Hermon and collectively chose to intermarry with human women, an action framed by the text as a transgression of divine order. As a named 'chief of tens' Ramiel is presented as a leader within that organized group whose collective fall precipitated the birth of the Nephilim and brought divine condemnation in the Enochic narrative.

Appearance

The supplied Enochic listings and summary materials give no physical or iconic description of Ramiel. The Book of the Watchers names him among the chiefs but does not preserve details of bodily form, garments, wings, or iconography for Ramiel specifically.

Abilities

Sources attribute to Ramiel only his membership and leadership status within the group of fallen Watchers: he is listed among the 'chiefs of tens' who participated in the collective descent, oath on Mount Hermon, and unions with human women. The Book of the Watchers treats forbidden instruction and transmission of knowledge as activities of the Watchers collectively in other passages, but in the provided extracts no individual, unique powers or deeds are ascribed to Ramiel apart from his role as a named leader in the group's transgression.

Community Record

Sources
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    Ramiel - Wikipedia. Wikipedia contributors, 'Ramiel,' Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopediawiki
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    Wikidata: Ramieĺ. Wikidata entry Q6530110other
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    Book of the Watchers (1 Enoch) — Chapter 6 (R. H. Charles translation) excerpt. R. H. Charles, translation of 1 Enoch, chapter VI (list of the watchers and 'chiefs of tens') — quoted in provided research notesliterary
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    Encyclopedic summary (provided research notes). Summary material and etymology provided in research notes (includes etymology 'God has thundered' and notes on conflation with Remiel/Jeremiel)literary
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