Gabriel
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Meaning: champion of God
Used as a proper name to designate the angel who was sent to Daniel (Dan 8:16) to explain the vision of the ram and the he-goat, and to communicate the prediction of the seventy weeks (Dan 9:21ff).
He announced also the birth of John the Baptist (Lk 1:11), and of the Messiah (Lk 1:26). He describes himself in the words, "I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God" (Lk 1:19).
This article needs to be merged with GABRIEL (Jewish Encyclopedia).
This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.
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