Encyclopedia > Gabriel

Article Content

Gabriel

According to Christianity, Gabriel is an angel (or archangel) who visited Zacharias and Mary, the mother of Jesus, to announce the imminent birth of their children, one of which would be Jesus, according to the letter of Luke in the first century. Also plays a prominent role in the the book of Revelation.

According to Islam, Gabriel is the angel who visited Mohammed and gave him the Qur'an. (see Jabril)

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Wheatley Heights, New York

... under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 ...