Jerahmeel

Jerahmeel

The name Jerahmeel (Hebrew ).

Cheyne developed a theory which made the Jerahmeelites into a significant part of the history of Israel, but most subsequent scholars have dismissed his ideas as fanciful."Jewish Encyclopedia"]

The Archangel

In some deuterocanonical and apocryphal writings there are references to an archangel variously called Jeremiel, Eremiel, Remiel, Ramiel etc. See the article Jerahmeel (archangel).

Chronicles of Jerahmeel

The "Chronicles of Jerahmeel" is a mediaeval document ascribed to the 12th century Jewish historian Jerahmeel ben Solomon, and is unrelated to any of the above.

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