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Gabriel
An archangel who appears in Daniel and in Luke — bringing the announcements of John the Baptist's birth to Zechariah and of Jesus' birth to Mary.
Gabriel's name means "God is strong." He appears in Daniel to explain visions and in Luke to announce the births that opened the New Testament.
To Zechariah he announced John the Baptist; to Mary he brought the great announcement: "You shall conceive in your womb and bear a son… he will be called the Son of the Most High."
He stands "in the presence of God" — one of heaven's great messengers.
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