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- Gabriel’s name means “God is my strength” or “hero of God” in Hebrew. Gabriel is an Archangel and messenger of God in the Bible. He plays a significant role in delivering important messages and explaining visions to biblical figures. Gabriel announces the births of John the Baptist and Jesus Christ.
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Gabriel’s first mention in the Tanakh comes in the Book of Daniel. After Daniel experiences a prophecy, and he does not understand it, Gabriel comes to Daniel (8:16) and interprets the vision for him. A year later, Gabriel again appears to Daniel (9:27).
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Jan 4, 2022 · 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).
GABRIEL gā’ brĭ əl (Heb. גַּבְרִיאֵ֕ל, Gr. Γαβριήλ, G1120), the name of a supernatural messenger seen by Daniel in his vision in Daniel 8:16 and 9:21 only in the OT. The name has been etymologized as a compound meaning, “God is great,” and other names similar to it have been proposed in the apocalyptic and ...
Uriel, meaning "light of God," was the medium by which the knowledge of God came to man. The midrash reads: "Why was he named Uriel? Because of the Torah, the Prophets and the Writings by means of which the Holy One, blessed by He, atones for sins and gives light to Israel."
The Angel Gabriel Comes to Mary. 26 Six months after Elizabeth had become pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a city in Galilee. 27 The angel went to a virgin promised in marriage to a descendant of David named Joseph. The virgin’s name was Mary.
Though commonly spoken of as an archangel, he is not so called in Scripture. He appears in the Book of Enoch (chapters 9, 20, 40) as one of 4 (or 6) chief angels. He is "set over all powers," presents, with the others, the cry of departed souls for vengeance, is "set over the serpents, and over Paradise, and over the cherubim."
Feb 16, 2021 · In the First Book of Enoch, Gabriel is described as “one of the holy angels, who is over Paradise and the serpents and the Cherubim”, while Michael serves in a position similar to the one described in the book of Daniel – a protector of the Israelites, the commander of the heavenly hosts.