rayed ▁as ▁working ▁in ▁concert ▁with ▁Michael ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁God ' s ▁court . ▁Gabriel ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁pray ed ▁to ▁because ▁only ▁God ▁can ▁answer ▁pray ers ▁and ▁sends ▁Gabriel ▁as ▁his ▁agent . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Jewish ▁myth ology , ▁in ▁the ▁Garden ▁of ▁E den ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁tree ▁of ▁life ▁or ▁the ▁" tree ▁of ▁sou ls " ▁that ▁bl oss oms ▁and ▁produces ▁new ▁sou ls , ▁which ▁fall ▁into ▁the ▁G uf , ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁of ▁Sou ls . ▁Gabriel ▁reaches ▁into ▁the ▁tre as ury ▁and ▁takes ▁out ▁the ▁first ▁soul ▁that ▁comes ▁into ▁his ▁hand . ▁Then ▁L ail ah , ▁the ▁Angel ▁of ▁Con ception , ▁watch es ▁over ▁the ▁emb ry o ▁until ▁it ▁is ▁born . ▁ ▁Inter test amental ▁literature ▁The ▁inter test amental ▁period ▁( rough ly ▁ 2 0 0 ▁BC ▁– ▁ 5 0 ▁AD ) ▁produced ▁a ▁wealth ▁of ▁literature , ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁having ▁an ▁ap oc aly ptic ▁orientation . ▁The ▁names ▁and ▁ranks ▁of ▁ang els ▁and ▁dev ils ▁were ▁greatly ▁expanded , ▁and ▁each ▁had ▁particular ▁duties ▁and ▁status ▁before ▁God . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 ▁En och ▁ 9 : 1 – 3 , ▁Gabriel , ▁along ▁with ▁Michael , ▁U riel ▁and ▁Sur iel , ▁" s aw ▁much ▁blood ▁being ▁shed ▁upon ▁the ▁earth " ▁( 9 : 1 ) ▁and ▁heard ▁the ▁sou ls ▁of ▁men ▁cry , ▁" B ring ▁our ▁cause ▁before ▁the