page_title: Zaphkiel
hierarchical_section_title: Zaphkiel
caption_attribution_description: English: The Thrones – Archangel Zaphkiel – The Planet Saturn – The Number One
context_page_description: Zaphkiel, also written as Tzaphqiel, Tzaphkiel, Zafkiel, Zafchial, Zaphchial, Zaphiel, or Zelel, is an archangel. His name means "God's knowledge". He is sometimes equated with Jophiel/Zophiel, but other times considered to be a different angel. Zaphkiel is "chief of the order of thrones and one of the 9 angels that rule Heaven; also one of the 7 archangels." He can watch people when they need to make important decisions and when they need to put them into words for others. If they are unsure of the words, he will help them to make the message more clear. The leader of the Erelim, he is associated with the planet Saturn. It is associated also with the Sephirot Binah.
context_section_description: Zaphkiel (Hebrew: צפקיאל‎), also written as Tzaphqiel,Tzaphkiel, Zafkiel, Zafchial, Zaphchial, Zaphiel, or Zelel, is an archangel. His name means "God's knowledge". He is sometimes equated with Jophiel/Zophiel, but other times considered to be a different angel. Zaphkiel is "chief of the order of thrones and one of the 9 angels that rule Heaven; also one of the 7 archangels." He can watch people when they need to make important decisions and when they need to put them into words for others. If they are unsure of the words, he will help them to make the message more clear. The leader of the Erelim, he is associated with the planet Saturn. It is associated also with the Sephirot Binah (Kabbalah).
caption: The Throne Zaphkiel, engraving by Crispijn van de Passe, circa 1575. Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid.
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