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Arakiel
Chief of tens1 Enoch 8
Chief of the signs of the earth
Second of the chiefs of tens. 1 Enoch 8 names him as the teacher of the signs of the earth. His art is not agriculture; it is the earth as a tablet.
Also named Araqiel, Arakiba, Arteqoph.
- Etymology
- “Earth of God” (ʾerets + ʾel) in most reconstructions.
- Cited
- 1 Enoch 6:7; 8:3
Powers
- Reading cracks in soil as omens
- Calling knowledge of metals still in the vein
- Knowing which ground will hold a giant’s weight
- Mapping the hidden water under a mountain
What was taught
Arakiel taught the signs of the earth: how to read drought, quake, sinkhole, and the lying of stones as speech.
Signs of the earthHost of Arakiel
Whole decadThe earth itself will teach them, if they learn to read her wounds.