Rephael

REPHAEL re'-fa-el, ref'-a-el (repha'el, "God has healed"; Rhaphael):

The eponym of a family of gatekeepers (1 Chronicles 26:7). The name occurs in Tobit and Enoch ("Raphael"); it probably belongs to a group of late formations. See Gray, HPN, 225, 311.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'REPHAEL'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.