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His name also occurs in the apocryphaIntro In every-day conversation, apocryphal means "of questionable (or lacking) authenticity", describing a story nevertheless frequently told and widely believed. In literature, apocrypha refers to works that purport to have been created by somebody othel book of Enoch. In the Gospel of Luke, Gabriel visits Zacharias and Mary, the mother of Jesus, to announce the imminent birth of their children, one of which would be Jesus. Gabriel plays a prominent role in the book of Revelation.
In the New Testament, Gabriel is often believed to be the angel who revealed that John the Baptist was to be born to Elizabeth and the angel who revealed that Jesus was to be born to Mary. He is most noted in the Book of Revelation (formerly known as the Apocalypse of John) as the angel who will blow the horn announcing Judgement Day. To Catholics, he is St. Gabriel the Archangel, the patron saint of communications workers. His feast day is September 29th.
In LDS belief, Gabriel lived a mortal life as the patriarch Noah. Gabriel and Noah are regarded as the same person, but Gabriel alone is regarded as the immortal resurrected being (angel).
In Roman Catholic belief he is St. Gabriel the Archangel and is sometimes referred to as just Saint Gabriel.
Jibreel (جبريل) (sometimes written Jabril) is Arabic for Gabriel, who is also considered archangel in much Jewish and Christian angelology. According to Islam, Jabril is the angel who revealed the Qur'an to Mohammed.
According to Abrahamic religion, Gabriel is an archangel who serves as a messenger from God.
He is sometimes associated with the color Blue, the direction East, or the element Water.
In Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed Destiny, Jibril is the name of the leader for Blue Cosmos, an extremist group dedicated to eradicating genetically enhanced humans (the coordinators).
In , Gabriel is the name of the leader of the Juukensha (Ten Sages), the main antagonists. (His name, along with those of all the other Juukensha, was changed in the English version of the game. In Gabriel's case, his name was changed to "Indalecio").
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