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Gabriel appears to at least three people in the Bible: first to the prophet Daniel (Daniel 8:16); next to the priest Zechariah to foretell and announce the miraculous birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:19); and finally to the virgin Mary to tell her that she would conceive and bear a son (Luke 1:26–38).
In the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Baháʼí Faith), Gabriel (/ ˈɡeɪbriəl / GAY-bree-əl) [N 2] is an archangel with the power to communicate God's will to humanity. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, the Quran and the Kitáb-i-Aqdas.
Discover the pivotal role of the angel Gabriel in the Bible as God's messenger in both the Old and New Testaments. This article details Gabriel's appearances, from delivering God's messages to Mary and Zechariah to guiding the prophet Daniel.
The angel Gabriel is an angel of God who is mentioned by name three times in the Bible when he brought messages from God to Daniel, Zechariah, and Mary. Sometimes known as the archangel Gabriel.
Gabriel is the messenger of hope that points to Jesus in every instance and continuously proves true. What Does the Bible Say about Gabriel’s Title and How to Respond to Him?
The Bible doesn’t call Gabriel the “archangel.” The Book of Tobit (of Catholic and Orthodox canon) identifies the angels who stand in the presence of God as archangels, and so Gabriel has been called an archangel by tradition.
What does the Bible say about the Archangel Gabriel? Cited in the New Testament, in the Gospel of Luke, the angel Gabriel appears to Zechariah and the Virgin Mary, foreseeing the births of John the Baptist and Jesus. In many Christian doctrines, Gabriel is also regarded to as Saint Gabriel.