1 “At
this moment the angel opened for me the gates of heaven and I saw the Holy Most
High sitting on the throne. 2* And he said to me, ‘Levi, to you
I have given the blessing of the priesthood until I shall come and dwell in the
midst of Israel.’ 3 Then the angel led me back to the earth,
and gave me a shield and a sword, and said to me, ‘Perform vengeance on Shechem
for the sake of Dinah, your sister, and I shall be with you, for the Lord sent
me.’ 4 At that time I put an end to the sons of Hamor, as is
written in the tablets of the fathers. 5 And I said to him, ‘I
beg you, Lord, teach me your name, so that I may call on you in the day of
tribulation.’ 6 And he said, ‘I am the angel who makes
intercession for the nation Israel, that they might not be beaten.’ 7 And
after this I awoke and blessed the Most High. (Testament of Levi 5:1-7)
1 “And now fear the Lord, my children, be on
guard against Satan and his spirits. 2 Draw near to God and to
the angel who intercedes for you, because he is the mediator between God and
men for the peace of Israel. He shall stand in opposition to the kingdom of the
enemy. (Testament of Dan 6:1-2)
16 And
the prayer of both of them was heard before the glory of the great Raphael. 17 And
he was sent to cure the two, to peel off Tobit’s white spots and to give Sarah,
daughter of Raguel, as a wife for Tobias son of Tobit and to bind Asmodeus the
evil demon; for Tobias was entitled to inherit her. At the same time, Tobit
returned and entered to his house, and Sarah the daughter of Raguel came down
from her upstairs room. (Tobit
3:16-17
| Lexham English Septuagint, Second Edition)
