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Angels who rule over planets (1)

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Topics (move over topic to see place in topic list) Seven planetary gods 01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery 01.04 Concept of god (1) 01.04.03 Plurality of god (polytheism) 01.04.03.06 Seven planetary gods	Keywords angels planets
Period 12th century CE	Channel Jewish philosophers and scholars

Text
Jehuda ben Barzillai of Barcelona, Commentary on Sefer Yeṣira p. 247:
These are the planets: Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, these are the seven rulers, the foundation of the world, correponding to the seven hours … Over them are appointed seven rulers, seven angels, to whit, Raphael the angel of the Sun, ˀAnael the angel of Venus, Michael the angel of Mercury, Gabriel of the Moon, Qaphṣiel of Saturn, Ṣadkiel of Jupiter, and Samael of Mars.

Source (list of abbreviations)
Jehuda ben Barzillai of Barcelona, Commentary on Sefer Yeṣira p. 247

Bibliography

Gaster 1925-1928, 344-345

Gaster, Moses. Studies and Texts in Folklore, Magic, Medieval Romance, Hebrew Apocrypha and Samaritan Archaeology. 3 Vols. London: Maggs 1925-1928.

Amar Annus

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