Rehael

The angel whose name means “God who receives sinners” — whose office is health, paternal love, the obedience of children.

Rehael is the 39th of the seventy-two angels of the Shem HaMephorash — the divided Name of God, drawn from the three verses of seventy-two letters each in Exodus 14:19–21. The name Rehael means God who receives sinners. The angel’s office is health, paternal love, the obedience of children.

A note on this material

The seventy-two Shem HaMephorash angels are the angelic counterpart to the seventy-two demons catalogued in the Lesser Key of Solomon. Each Shem angel countermands a specific Goetia spirit. The site presents these as a defensive catalogue: the reader who recognises the pattern of the demon’s office is given the name of the angel who answers it.

What the tradition records

Order in the Shem HaMephorash: #39 of 72
Name in transliteration: Rehael
Meaning of the name: God who receives sinners
Choir: Powers
Choir regent: Camael
Element: Fire
Zodiac segment: 10–15° Libra
Days of dominion: Oct 4 – Oct 8
Psalm verse: Psalm 30:10
Countermands the Goetia spirit: Malphas
Stone correspondence: Ruby

The office Rehael holds

The tradition assigns to Rehael the office of health, paternal love, the obedience of children. The reader who has seen the corresponding pattern in modern life — health, paternal love, the obedience of children — calls on Rehael by name. The call is not a request for spectacular intervention. The call is the older grammar’s way of placing the matter in the keeping of the angel whose office it is.

Call on Rehael when the pattern of health, paternal love, the obedience of children has touched your life and the natural remedies have not been sufficient.

The psalm verse

Each of the seventy-two Shem angels is paired with a psalm verse the tradition assigns as the angel’s standing prayer. The verse for Rehael is:

“Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me! O Lord, be thou my helper!” Psalm 30:10

The verse is the standing call. Speak it, or write it, or hold it silently — it is the form the tradition gives for placing the matter under Rehael’s office.

The Goetia pair

In the countermanding tradition, Rehael stands against the Goetia spirit Malphas — the 39th spirit of the Lesser Key of Solomon. Where Malphas’s recorded domain has touched a reader’s life, the answer the tradition prescribes is not engagement with the spirit. The answer is Rehael.

See the full profile of Malphas →

How the tradition prescribes the call

Name the pattern. Write down, clearly, the specific way you suspect the influence is operating. Vague suspicion gives the influence cover.
Call on Rehael by name. Speak or write the call. Do not address the countermanded spirit directly.
Recite the psalm verse. Psalm 30:10 is the standing prayer assigned to Rehael. Read aloud where possible, in the morning hour.
Carry the paired stone. Ruby is the stone the tradition pairs with Rehael’s choir, the Powers. Worn near the throat or carried in the pocket for the duration.
Repeat for forty days. The tradition is consistent on this duration — long enough to break a settled pattern.

Common questions

Who is Rehael?

Rehael is the 39th angel of the seventy-two Shem HaMephorash, a power of the Powers choir under the regency of Camael. The angel’s office is health, paternal love, the obedience of children.

What does Rehael protect against?

Rehael answers the pattern of health, paternal love, the obedience of children. In the older grammar, Rehael is the angel whose office is precisely the protective opposite of the Goetia spirit Malphas.

Which demon does Rehael countermand?

Rehael is paired with Malphas — the 39th spirit catalogued in the Lesser Key of Solomon. Where Malphas’s domain has touched the reader’s life, the tradition prescribes the call to Rehael.

Which stone is paired with Rehael?

Ruby is the stone the tradition pairs with the Powers choir. Carried or worn for the forty-day window after the call, the stone holds the bond between wearer and angel.