Rephael
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad,
whose brethren [were] strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah....
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In I Chronicles 26:7–8 , Rephael (Hebrew: רְפָאֵל, Modern Refaʾel
Tiberian Rəp̄āʾēl ; "healed of God") was one of Shemaiah's
sons. He and his brethren, on account of their "strength for
service," formed one of the divisions of the temple porters....
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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....
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-A porter of the temple during the time of David
1Ch 26:7...
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(healed of God), son of Shemaiah, the first-born of Obed-edom.
1Ch 26:7 (B.C. about 1015.)...
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healed of God, one of Shemaiah's sons. He and his brethren,
on
account of their "strength for service," formed one of
the
divisions of the temple porters (1 Chr. 26:7, 8)....
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