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Gabriel

Ga·bri·el [ gáybree əl ]

noun

Definition:

archangel: in Christian, Islamic, and Jewish tradition, an archangel who acts as God's messenger. In Christian and Jewish tradition, he appeared to Mary, Zacharias, and Daniel, and in Islamic tradition, he revealed the Koran to Muhammad.

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