The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia GABRIEL - MediaPlayer Search This Resource   Choose a letter from below to display alphabetical list: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z     Printer friendly version   Previous Next Gabrias Gad (1)   Additional Resources  Concordances  ·  Nave's Topical Bible  ·  Treasury of Scripture Knowledge  Dictionaries  ·  Easton's Bible Dictionary  ·  Hitchcock's Bible Names  ·  Smith's Bible Dictionary  Lexicons  ·  Greek - Gabriel  ·  Hebrew - Gabriel       ga'-bri-el (gabhri'-el, "Man of God"; Gabriel): The name of the angel commissioned to explain to Daniel the vision of the ram and the he-goat, and to give the prediction of the 70 weeks (Daniel 8:16; 9:21). In the New Testament he is the angel of the annunciation to Zacharias of the birth of John the Baptist, and to Mary of the birth of Jesus (Luke 1:19,26). Though commonly spoken of as an archangel, he is not so called in Scripture. He appears in the Book of Enoch (chapters 9, 20, 40) as one of 4 (or 6) chief angels. He is "set over all powers," presents, with the others, the cry of departed souls for vengeance, is "set over the serpents, and over Paradise, and over the cherubim." He is prominent in the Jewish Targums, etc. See ANGEL. James Orr Copyright Statement These files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available from Crosswire Software. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'GABRIEL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". <http://www.searchgodsword.org/enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T3615>. 1915.