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In the Abrahamic religions, Gabriel is an archangel, first described in the Hebrew Bible.
In
the Hebrew Bible, Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his
visions (Daniel 8:15–26, 9:21–27). The archangel also appears in the
Book of Enoch and other ancient Jewish writings. Alongside archangel
Michael, Gabriel is described as the guardian angel of Israel, defending
its people against the angels of the other nations.
The Gospel of
Luke relates the stories of the Annunciation, in which the angel Gabriel
appears to Zechariah and the Virgin Mary, foretelling the births of
John the Baptist and Jesus, respectively (Luke 1:11–38). Many Christian
traditions—including Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Roman
Catholicism—revere Gabriel as a saint.
Islam regards Gabriel (Jibril)
as an archangel sent by God to various prophets, including Muhammad.
The first five verses of the Al-Alaq, the 96th chapter of the Quran, is
believed by Muslims to have been the first verses revealed by Jibreel to
Muhammad.[citation needed]
Statue of Archangel Gabriel (15th century), adorning the top of the northwest corner pillar of the Palazzo Ducale in Venice.
The Latter Day Saints hold that the angel Gabriel is the same individual as the prophet Noah in his mortal ministry.
Yazidis
consider Gabriel one of the Seven Mysteries, the heptad to which God
entrusted the world and sometimes identified with Melek Taus.
According
to the ancient Gnostic manuscript, the Holy Book of the Great Invisible
Spirit, Gabriel is a divine being and inhabitant of the Pleroma who
existed prior to the Demiurge.
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