Saint gabriel the archangel biography of abraham

Gabriel (Hebrew: גַּבְרִיאֵל, or Jibril; Arabic: جبريل; "Hero of God") is a prominent angel in the Abrahamic religions, who serves God in various capacities, and is especially mentioned in scripture as God's messenger.

Esteemed as one of the archangels in Judaism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism, Gabriel was also called the chief angel in Islam, who revealed the Qur'an to ProphetMuhammad, thereby called the "angel of truth." Gabriel is one of the few religious figures who are commonly revered in more than one religious tradition.

The angel Gabriel is first mentioned in the Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible (Dan.

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; ). In the New Testament he appears to the Virgin Mary in the Annunciation and to Zechariah (Luke , 26, 27). In Islam he is described as one of God's chief messengers, who brings the Holy Qur'an to Muhammad. He is discussed in Muslim Hadith and in the Jewish Talmud.

Gabriel is more than a simple angel who watches over human