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Gabriel
Gabriel is an angel of God named in the Book of Daniel and the Gospel of Luke. He explained the meaning of visions to Daniel and announced the births of sons to Zacharias and to Mary.
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- AnnunciationBible
The Annunciation is the event recorded in Luke 1 in which the angel Gabriel announced to Mary, a virgin of Nazareth, that she would conceive a son by the Holy Spirit and name him Jesus.
- Luke 1:37Bible Verses
Spoken by the angel Gabriel to Mary in the Annunciation scene, this verse declares that nothing is impossible with God. It is often cited as a key verse on God's omnipotence and the fulfillment of His word. Its wording differs slightly among manuscripts.
- Luke 1:26-35Bible Verses
In this passage the angel Gabriel appears to Mary, a virgin of Nazareth, and announces that she will conceive a son by the Holy Spirit and is to name him Jesus. It is a principal text for the confession of the virgin birth and the Incarnation and is frequently read during Advent and Christmas.
- Seventy WeeksBible
The seventy weeks are a period named in the prophecy that the angel Gabriel delivered to Daniel in Daniel 9:24-27. They are commonly understood as "seventy sevens," that is, 490 years. Interpreters differ widely over whether the passage should be read as a messianic prophecy, an eschatological prophecy, or a prediction of specific historical events.
- Zechariah and ElizabethPeople
Zechariah and Elizabeth were a priestly couple in Luke 1 who remained childless into old age. As the angel Gabriel had foretold, they became the parents of John the Baptist.
Verses in the King James Version 4, showing 4
- Daniel 8:16
And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
- Daniel 9:21
Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
- Luke 1:19
And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
- Luke 1:26Explained
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
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