Gabriel is the angel who identifies himself as standing before God and is sent with a message.

The two occurrences present Gabriel as an angelic individual: he identifies himself as standing before God in Luke 1:19 and is sent from God to Nazareth in Luke 1:26.

1. Angelic individual sent from God · dominant

   The nominative singular masculine form identifies the angel speaking in Luke 1:19, where the APB renders, “I am Gabriel, who stands before God,” and says that he was sent to speak and bring news. In Luke 1:26, the same form identifies the angel whom the APB says was sent from God to Nazareth.

   Luke 1:19Luke 1:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “Gabriel” in both verses, once in the angel's self-identification and once in the report that the angel was sent. The surrounding descriptions clarify the verse context rather than independently define the term.