Yazidis consider Gabriel one of the Seven Mysteries, the heptad to which God entrusted the world, and sometimes identified with the archangel Melek Taus. Īccording to one 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. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hold that the angel Gabriel is the same individual as the prophet Noah. 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 Gabriel to Muhammad. Islam regards Gabriel as an archangel sent by God to various prophets, including Muhammad. Many Christian traditions-including Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Roman Catholicism-revere Gabriel as a saint. 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). Īnnunciation of Gabriel by Jan van Eyck, 1434
Gabriel is also translated as "strength of God" in some languages. Alongside the archangel Michael, Gabriel is described as the guardian angel of Israel, defending its people against the angels of the other nations. The archangel also appears in the Book of Enoch and other ancient Jewish writings. In the Hebrew Bible, Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his visions ( Daniel 8:15–26, 9:21–27). In the Abrahamic religions, Gabriel ( / ˈ ɡ eɪ b r i ə l/) or Cebrail () is an archangel who appears in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Quran. Telecommunication workers, radio broadcasters, messengers, postal workers, clerics, diplomats, stamp collectors, Portugal, Santander, Cebu, ambassadors, Russian Armed Forces
24 March ( Western Rite Orthodoxy and General Roman Calendar before 1969).29 September with angels Michael and Raphael (Catholic Church) (post-1969).
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