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In the [[Hierarchy of angels]], Gabriel rules over the choir of [[Angels]]. In angelic [[astrology]], he is associated with [[Saturn]] and [[Mercury]] and the triplicities of [[Cancer]], [[Pisces]], and [[Scorpio]]. He may also rule over the sphere of the [[moon]]. Gabriel is connected to the element of water and the cardinal sign of north. | In the [[Hierarchy of angels]], Gabriel rules over the choir of [[Angels]]. In angelic [[astrology]], he is associated with [[Saturn]] and [[Mercury]] and the triplicities of [[Cancer]], [[Pisces]], and [[Scorpio]]. He may also rule over the sphere of the [[moon]]. Gabriel is connected to the element of [[water (element)|water]] and the cardinal sign of north. | ||
He rules over the [[demon]] [[Azazel]]. | He rules over the [[demon]] [[Azazel]]. | ||
Gabriel was mainly tasked with transmitting the scriptures from God to the prophets and messengers. He is also believed to have delivered punishment from God by leveling the entire Sodom city with a tip of his wing. | Gabriel was mainly tasked with transmitting the scriptures from God to the prophets and messengers. He is also believed to have delivered punishment from God by leveling the entire Sodom city with a tip of his wing. | ||
Archangel Gabriel is featured as one of the major archangels in the [[Echols Sigil Oracle]]. | |||
==Judaism== | ==Judaism== | ||
[[File:Gabriel Sigil.png|400px|thumb|Summoning sigil of Archangel Gabriel]] | [[File:Gabriel Sigil.png|400px|thumb|Summoning [[sigil]] of Archangel Gabriel]] | ||
In the Hebrew [[Bible]], Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his visions (Daniel 8:15–26, 9:21–27). These are the first instances of a named angel in the Bible. Gabriel's main function in Daniel is that of revealer, responsible for interpreting Daniel's visions, a role he continues to have in later traditions. | In the Hebrew [[Bible]], Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his visions (Daniel 8:15–26, 9:21–27). These are the first instances of a named angel in the Bible. Gabriel's main function in Daniel is that of revealer, responsible for interpreting Daniel's visions, a role he continues to have in later traditions. | ||
The archangel also appears in the [[Book of Enoch]] and other ancient Jewish writings not preserved in Hebrew. Alongside the [[Archangel Michael]], Gabriel is described as the guardian [[angel]] of Israel, defending its people against the angels of the other nations. | The archangel also appears in the [[Book of Enoch]] and other ancient Jewish writings not preserved in Hebrew. Alongside the [[Archangel Michael]], Gabriel is described as the guardian [[angel]] of Israel, defending its people against the angels of the other nations. | ||
Gabriel is not called an [[archangel]] in the canonical Bible. However, the intertestamental period (roughly 200 BC – 50 AD) produced a wealth of literature, much of it having an apocalyptic orientation. The names and ranks of angels and [[ | Gabriel is not called an [[archangel]] in the canonical Bible. However, the intertestamental period (roughly 200 BC – 50 AD) produced a wealth of literature, much of it having an apocalyptic orientation. The names and ranks of angels and [[demon]]s were greatly expanded in this literature, and each had particular duties and status before [[Yahweh|God]]. This was the period when Gabriel was first referred to as an archangel. | ||
In 1 Enoch 9:1–3, Gabriel, along with Michael, [[Archangel Uriel]] and Suriel, "saw much blood being shed upon the earth" (9:1) and heard the souls of men cry, "Bring our cause before the Most High" (9:3). In 1 Enoch 10:1, the reply came from "the Most High, the Holy and Great One" who sent forth agents, including Gabriel. Gabriel is the fifth of the five angels who keep watch: "Gabriel, one of the holy angels, who is over Paradise and the serpents and the [[Cherubim]]" (1 Enoch 20:7). | In 1 Enoch 9:1–3, Gabriel, along with Michael, [[Archangel Uriel]] and Suriel, "saw much blood being shed upon the earth" (9:1) and heard the souls of men cry, "Bring our cause before the Most High" (9:3). In 1 Enoch 10:1, the reply came from "the Most High, the Holy and Great One" who sent forth agents, including Gabriel. Gabriel is the fifth of the five angels who keep watch: "Gabriel, one of the holy angels, who is over Paradise and the serpents and the [[Cherubim]]" (1 Enoch 20:7). | ||
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In the [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] tradition, Gabriel is identified with the sephirah of Yesod. Gabriel also has a prominent role as one of God's archangels in the Kabbalah literature. There, Gabriel is portrayed as working in concert with Michael as part of God's court. Gabriel is not to be prayed to because only God can answer prayers and sends Gabriel as his agent. | In the [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] tradition, Gabriel is identified with the sephirah of Yesod. Gabriel also has a prominent role as one of God's archangels in the Kabbalah literature. There, Gabriel is portrayed as working in concert with Michael as part of God's court. Gabriel is not to be prayed to because only God can answer prayers and sends Gabriel as his agent. | ||
According to Jewish mythology, in the Garden of Eden there is a | According to Jewish mythology, in the [[Garden of Eden]] there is a [[Tree of Life]] or the "tree of souls" that blossoms and produces new souls, which fall into the Guf, the Treasury of Souls. Gabriel reaches into the treasury and takes out the first soul that comes into his hand. Then Lailah, the Angel of Conception, watches over the embryo until it is born. | ||
==Christianity== | ==Christianity== | ||
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[[Gnosticism|Gnostic Christianity]] paid special attention to angels as beings belonging to a pantheon of spiritual forces involved in the creation of the world. According to one ancient Gnostic manuscript, the ''Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit'', Gabriel is a divine being and inhabitant of the Pleroma who existed prior to the Demiurge. | [[Gnosticism|Gnostic Christianity]] paid special attention to angels as beings belonging to a pantheon of spiritual forces involved in the creation of the world. According to one ancient Gnostic manuscript, the ''Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit'', Gabriel is a divine being and inhabitant of the Pleroma who existed prior to the Demiurge. | ||
The feast of Saint Gabriel was included by Pope Benedict XV in the General Roman Calendar in 1921, for celebration on 24 March. In 1969 the day was officially transferred to 29 September for celebration in conjunction with the feast of the archangels [[Archangel Michael|St. Michael]] and [[Archangel Raphael|St. Raphael]]. | The feast of Saint Gabriel was included by Pope Benedict XV in the [[Gregorian calendar|General Roman Calendar]] in 1921, for celebration on 24 March. In 1969 the day was officially transferred to 29 September for celebration in conjunction with the feast of the archangels [[Archangel Michael|St. Michael]] and [[Archangel Raphael|St. Raphael]]. | ||
==Islam== | ==Islam== | ||
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