Gabriel

:For the leader of a United States slave rebellion in 1800, see Gabriel (rebel).

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United States - Slave rebellion - 1800 - Gabriel (rebel)

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In various religions, Gabriel (???????????, Standard Hebrew Gavri?el, Tiberian Hebrew Ga?rî??l, Arabic ????? ?abr?l) is an angel who serves as a messenger from God. He appears first in the Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible. The name Gabriel can mean "man of God", "hero of God", or "God has shown himself mighty." In the Catholic Tradition, he is known as one of the three archangels.

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Religion - Standard Hebrew - Tiberian Hebrew - Arabic - Angel - God - Book of Daniel - Hebrew Bible - Catholic - Tradition - Archangel

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According to the Abrahamic religions, Gabriel is an archangel who serves as a messenger from God. He is sometimes regarded as the angel of death, the prince of fire and thunder, but more frequently as one of God's chief messengers, and traditionally said to be the only angel that can speak Syriac and Chaldee. Gabriel is most frequently confused with Michael, the angel who holds a sword and guards the gates of Eden (later Heaven) against Adam, Eve, and their descendants.

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Abrahamic religion - Archangel - Syriac - Chaldee - Michael - Eden - Heaven - Adam, Eve

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Gabriel also finds mention in the writings of the Bahá'í Faith, most notably in Bahá'u'lláh's metaphysical work The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys.

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Bahá'í Faith - Bahá'u'lláh

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