Biqa
Other Names / Variants: Kasbeel, Kazbiel, Kaspiel
Meaning of Name (Biqa) in Amharic: "Good Person"
Meaning of Name (Kasbeel): "Sorcery"
Meaning of Name (Kazbiel): "he who lies to god"

 

Biqa - the original name of the angel Kasbeel (q.v.)  After Kasbeel's fall (he sinned by turning away from God the moment he was created), he was renamed Kazbeel, "he who lies to god." (a)

 

Kasbeel - A "sinful" angel, referred to as "chief of the oath," whose original name was Biqa, meaning "good person."  [Cf. Akae.]  But Kasbeel fell, and after his fall he was renamed Kazbiel, meaning "he who lies to god."  He once asked Michael for the hidden name of the Lord, which Michael of course refused to divulge.  For the story, see Enoch I, 69:13.  For comment, see Bamberger, Fallen Angels, p. 264.  (a)
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(a) "The Dictionary of Angels" by Gustav Davidson, © 1967

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