Gabriel

===Rabbinic Judaism===
Gabriel, ({{lang-he|גַּבְרִיאֵל|Gaḇrīʾēl}}) is interpreted by [[Talmud]]ic [[rabbi]]s to be the "man in linen" mentioned in the [[Book of Daniel]] and the [[Book of Ezekiel]]. Talmudic Judaism understands the angel in the Book of Ezekiel, who was sent to destroy [[Jerusalem]], to be Gabriel. According to the ''[[The Jewish Encyclopedia|Jewish Encyclopedia]]'', Gabriel takes the form of a man, and stands at the left hand of God.<ref name=je>{{cite book|url=http://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/6450-gabriel |title=Jewish Encyclopedia, Gabriel|date= 1906|access-date=2 December 2016 |volume=5 |pages=540–543}}</ref> [[Shimon ben Lakish]] ([[Syria Palaestina]], 3rd century) concluded that the angelic names of Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel came out of the Babylonian exile (Gen. Rab. 48:9).<ref name=everson/> Alongside the archangel Michael, Gabriel is described as the guardian angel of Israel, defending this people against the angels of the other nations.<ref name="philologos.org">[[Louis Ginzberg|Ginzberg, Louis]]. 1909. ''[[Legends of the Jews]] [https://philologos.org/__eb-lotj/vol1/one.htm#1 Vol I: The Creation of The World – The First Things Created] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120184551/https://philologos.org/__eb-lotj/vol1/one.htm#1|date=20 January 2019}}'', translated by [[Henrietta Szold|H. Szold]]. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Jewish Publication Society.</ref>