Gabriel

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/gabriel

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the celestial designation?Archangel
2. What is the primary function?Divine Messenger and Revealer of God's Will
3. Who is Gabriel?Gabriel is an archangel who brings messages from God to people in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
4. Why does Gabriel appear to Mary and Zechariah?He tells them important news: that John the Baptist will be born and that Mary will have Jesus.

Abrahamic Religions: Religions that trace their common origin to Abraham, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Incarnation: The belief that God took on human form as Jesus Christ.
Prophetic Visions: Symbolic dreams or sights believed to be messages from God about future events.