who typically serves as a messenger sent from God to certain people. In the Bible, Gabriel is mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments.
<ul><li>In the Old Testament, he appeared to the prophet Daniel, delivering explanations of Daniel's visions</li><li>In the Gospel of Luke, Gabriel appeared to Zecharias</li><li>To the virgin Mary foretelling the births of John the Baptist and Jesus</li><li>In the Book of Daniel, he is referred to as "the man Gabriel"</li><li>While in the Gospel of Luke, Gabriel is referred to as "an angel of the Lord"</li></ul>
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In Islam, Gabriel is considered one of the four archangels whom God sent with his divine message to various prophets, including Muhammad.