Two Israelite Families

Journey between Nineveh and Ecbatana; angelic interaction. 1 Enoch and other apocryphal writing developed from 300 BC to 100 AD. The concept of guardian angel grows so that Jewish people would regularly employ prayers to angels, as exemplified by Tobit's scroll, since sometimes people did not know if they were walking with a human or an angel. Read Epistle to the Hebrews by St Paul, "Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it." The archangel Raphael appeared disguised as a human companion, Azariah, to guide Tobit's son, Tobias, on a journey to find a wife and recover family money, ultimately serving as a divine agent to heal Tobit's blindness and help Tobias overcome a demon plaguing his intended bride, Sarah, revealing his angelic identity at the story's conclusion as a messenger of God