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<p style="line-height:19px;font-family:sans-serif;">In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrahamic_religions Abrahamic religions], '''Gabriel''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language Hebrew]: <span dir="rtl" lang="he" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:16px;" lang="he">גַּבְרִיאֵל</span>, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Israeli_Hebrew Modern] ''<span class="Unicode" style="text-decoration:none;" title="he transliteration">Gavri'el</span>'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberian_vocalization Tiberian] ''<span class="Unicode" style="text-decoration:none;" title="Hebrew transliteration">Gaḇrîʼēl, God is my strength</span>''; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language Arabic]: جبريل, ''Jibrīl'' or جبرائيل''Jibrāʾīl'') is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel archangel] who typically serves as a messenger to humans from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God God].</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19px;font-family:sans-serif;">Gabriel is mentioned in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible Bible] - once in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Testament Old Testament] and once in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Testament New]. In the Old Testament, he appears to the prophet[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel Daniel], delivering explanations of Daniel's visions ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Daniel Daniel] 8:15–26, 9:21–27). In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Luke Gospel of Luke], Gabriel appears to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Mary virgin Mary] and to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zechariah_(priest) Zechariah], foretelling the births of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus Jesus] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist John the Baptist], respectively ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel#New_Testament Luke 1:11–38]).</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19px;font-family:sans-serif;">Daniel does not explicitly identify Gabriel as an angel: he is a visionary figure whom Daniel calls "the man Gabriel". In the Gospel of Luke, Gabriel is referred to as "an angel of the Lord". (Luke 1:11) But Christians of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic Catholic] traditions call him an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel archangel], following terminology developed in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertestamental_period Intertestamental period], especially the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Enoch Book of Enoch]. In the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches, the archangels Michael, Raphael and Gabriel are considered [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint saints].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel#cite_note-1 [1]]</sup></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19px;font-family:sans-serif;">In Islam, Gabriel (''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jibra%27il Jibra'il]'') is believed to have been the angel who revealed the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qur%27an Qur'an] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophet Prophet] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed Mohammed] over a period of 23 years.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" style="line-height:1em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel#cite_note-2 [2]]</sup></p>
 
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Gabriel EVL

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Gabriel is even celebrated by mankind as the "Archangel of Victory". Should Armageddon befall the land, many on Neotellus believe that Gabriel will be their savior.

Name Origin

In Abrahamic religionsGabriel (HebrewגַּבְרִיאֵלModern Gavri'el Tiberian Gaḇrîʼēl, God is my strengthArabic: جبريل, Jibrīl or جبرائيلJibrāʾīl) is an archangel who typically serves as a messenger to humans from God.

Gabriel is mentioned in the Bible - once in the Old Testament and once in the New. In the Old Testament, he appears to the prophetDaniel, delivering explanations of Daniel's visions (Daniel 8:15–26, 9:21–27). In the Gospel of Luke, Gabriel appears to the virgin Mary and to Zechariah, foretelling the births of Jesus and John the Baptist, respectively (Luke 1:11–38).

Daniel does not explicitly identify Gabriel as an angel: he is a visionary figure whom Daniel calls "the man Gabriel". In the Gospel of Luke, Gabriel is referred to as "an angel of the Lord". (Luke 1:11) But Christians of the Catholic traditions call him an archangel, following terminology developed in the Intertestamental period, especially the Book of Enoch. In the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches, the archangels Michael, Raphael and Gabriel are considered saints.[1]

In Islam, Gabriel (Jibra'il) is believed to have been the angel who revealed the Qur'an to the Prophet Mohammed over a period of 23 years.[2]