Editing Gabriel (section)

{{Short description|Angel in Abrahamic religions}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Redirect|Angel Gabriel|the American comic book artist|Angel Gabriele}}
{{Redirect|Jibrail|the village in Iran|Jebreil}}
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|name = Gabriel
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|image =Leonardo da Vinci Annunciazione (dettaglio).jpg
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|caption = Detail of ''[[Annunciation (Leonardo da Vinci)|Annunciation]]'' by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], c. 1472–1476
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* '''29 September''' with angels [[Michael (archangel)|Michael]] and [[Raphael (archangel)|Raphael]] (Catholic Church) (post-1969)
* '''24 March''' ([[Western Rite Orthodoxy]] and General Roman Calendar before 1969)
* '''26 March''', '''13 July''' (Eastern Orthodox Church)
* '''13 [[Paoni]]''', '''22 [[Koiak]]''' and '''26 [[Paoni]]''' (Coptic Church)}}
* 28 December (Tahsas 19) and 26 July (Hamle 19) Ethiopian Calendar 
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* All Christian denominations which [[Veneration of saints|venerate saints]]
* [[Samaritanism]]
* Judaism
* Islam
* and others{{refn|Including, but not limited to: [[Yazidism]], [[Mormonism]], [[Rastafari]], [[Bábism]], and the [[Baháʼí Faith]].|group="N"}}
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|titles = Archangel <br> Divine Herald <br> Angel of Revelation
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|attributes = Carrying a lily,<ref name= Ronner1993>{{Cite book |last=Ronner |first=John |date=March 1993 |title=Know Your Angels: The Angel Almanac with Biographies of 100 Prominent Angels in Legend & Folklore-and Much More! |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mj5UcUpU8TcC |publisher=Mamre Press |location=Murfreesboro, TN |isbn=9780932945402 |lccn= 93020336 |oclc=27726648 |pages=70–72, 73 |access-date=15 November 2013 |quote=Artists like to show Gabriel carrying a lily, a scroll and a scepter.}}</ref> a trumpet,{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} a shining lantern,{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} a branch from Paradise,{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} a scroll,<ref name=Ronner1993 /> and a scepter.<ref name=Ronner1993 /> 
|patronage = Telecommunication workers,<ref>{{cite web |author= Catholic Online |url= http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=279 |title= St. Gabriel, the Archangel |publisher= Catholic.org |access-date= 15 November 2013}}</ref><ref name=Guiley2004p140 /> radio broadcasters,<ref name=Guiley2004p140 /> messengers,<ref name=Guiley2004p140 /> postal workers,<ref name=Guiley2004p140 /> clerics,<ref name=Guiley2004p140 /> diplomats,<ref name=Guiley2004p140 /> stamp collectors,<ref name=Guiley2004p140 /> [[Portugal]], [[Santander, Cebu|Santander]], [[Cebu]], ambassadors
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In the [[Abrahamic religions]] ([[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], [[Islam]]), '''Gabriel''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|eɪ|b|r|i|ə|l}} {{respell|GAY|bree|uhl}}){{refn|{{langx|he|גַּבְרִיאֵל|lit=Man of El [God]|Gaḇrīʾēl}}; {{langx|grc|Γαβριήλ|translit=Gabriḗl}}; {{langx|la|Gabriel}}; {{langx|cop|Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ|translit=Gabriêl}}; {{langx|am|ገብርኤል|translit=Gabrəʾel}}; {{langx|arc|ܓ݁ܰܒ݂ܪܺܝܐܝܶܠ|translit=Gaḇrīʾēl}}; {{langx|ar|جِبْرِيل|Jibrīl}}, {{IPA|ar|dʒiˈbriːl|IPA}}, also {{langx|ar|جبرائيل|Jibrāʾīl|label=none}} {{IPA|ar|dʒibræːˈʔiːl|}} or {{Transliteration|ar|Jabrāʾīl}}.|group="N"}} is an [[archangel]] with the power to announce God's will to mankind, as the messenger of God.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gabriel—God’s messenger |url=https://resurrection.church/gps-guide/gabriel-gods-messenger/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Resurrection Church |language=en-US}}</ref> He is mentioned in the [[Hebrew Bible]], the [[New Testament]] and the [[Quran]]. Many Christian traditions&nbsp;– including [[Eastern Orthodoxy]], [[Catholicism]], [[Lutheranism]], and [[Anglicanism]]&nbsp;– revere Gabriel as a [[saint]].<ref name=Zimmerman>{{cite web|last=Zimmerman|first=Julie|title=Friar Jack's Catechism Quiz: Test Your Knowledge on Angels|url=http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/fj082102.asp|publisher=AmericanCatholic.org|access-date=16 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521190231/http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/fj082102.asp|archive-date=21 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="Blersch2019">{{cite web |last1=Blersch |first1=Jeffrey |title=St. Michael and All Angels |url=https://www.pacifichillslutheran.org/news/st-michael-and-all-angels.html |publisher=Pacific Hills Lutheran Church |access-date=4 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201093647/https://www.pacifichillslutheran.org/news/st-michael-and-all-angels.html |archive-date=1 February 2023 |language=English |date=21 September 2019}}</ref><ref>For example, [[Book of Common Prayer]] 1662, Calendar (29 September) "S. Michael and all Angels", page xxix; or propers, page 227, "Saint Michael and All Angels".</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Aranda Perez |first1=Gonzalo |title=Gabriel, Archangel |url=https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cce/id/879 |website=The Claremont Colleges Digital Library |publisher=The Coptic Encyclopedia, volume 4 |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref>

In the Hebrew Bible, Gabriel appears to the prophet [[Daniel (biblical figure)|Daniel]] to explain his visions ([[Daniel 8]]:15–26, [[Daniel 9|9]]:21–27). The archangel also appears in the [[Book of Enoch]] and other ancient [[Jewish]] writings not preserved in Hebrew. Alongside the archangel [[Michael (archangel)|Michael]], Gabriel is described as the [[guardian angel]] of the [[Israelites|people]] of [[History of ancient Israel and Judah|Israel]], defending it against the angels of the other peoples.

In the New Testament, the [[Gospel of Luke]] relates the [[Annunciation]], in which the angel Gabriel appears to [[Zechariah (New Testament figure)|Zechariah]] foretelling the birth of [[John the Baptist]] with the angel Gabriel foretelling the [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Virgin Mary]] the birth of [[Jesus Christ]], respectively ([[#New Testament|Luke 1:11–38]]).

Islam regards Gabriel as an archangel sent by [[God]] to various prophets, including [[Muhammad in Islam|Muhammad]].<ref name="EoQ"/> The first five verses of the ''[[Al-Alaq]]'', the 96th chapter of the Quran, are believed by Muslims to have been the first verses [[Revelation|revealed]] by Gabriel to [[Muhammad]].<ref name="EoQ"/>