re'-fa-el, ref'-a-el (repha'el, "God has healed"; Rhaphael): The eponym of a family of gatekeepers (1 Ch 26:7). The name occurs in Tobit and Enoch ("Raphael"); it probably belongs to a group of late formations. See Gray, HPN, 225, 311.
Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Definition for 'REPHAEL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". bible-history.com - ISBE; 1915.