▁to ▁the ▁Dem i ur ge . ▁ ▁J uda ism ▁Jewish ▁rabb is ▁interpreted ▁the ▁" man ▁in ▁lin en " ▁as ▁Gabriel ▁in ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Daniel ▁and ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁E zek iel . ▁In ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Daniel , ▁Gabriel ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁interpre ting ▁Daniel ' s ▁vis ions . ▁Gabriel ' s ▁main ▁function ▁in ▁Daniel ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁reve aler , ▁a ▁role ▁he ▁continues ▁in ▁later ▁literature . ▁In ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁E zek iel , ▁Gabriel ▁is ▁understood ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ang el ▁that ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁destroy ▁Jerusalem . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Encyclopedia , ▁Gabriel ▁takes ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁man , ▁and ▁stands ▁at ▁the ▁left ▁hand ▁of ▁God . ▁Sh imon ▁ben ▁Lak ish ▁( S y ria ▁Pala est ina , ▁ 3 rd ▁century ) ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁ang el ic ▁names ▁of ▁Michael , ▁Rap ha el , ▁and ▁Gabriel ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Bab yl onian ▁ex ile ▁( Gen . ▁Rab . ▁ 4 8 : 9 ). ▁Al ong side ▁arch angel ▁Michael , ▁Gabriel ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁guard ian ▁ang el ▁of ▁Israel , ▁def ending ▁this ▁people ▁against ▁the ▁ang els ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁nations . ▁ ▁In ▁Kab bal ah , ▁Gabriel ▁is ▁identified ▁with ▁the ▁se phi rah ▁of ▁Yes od . ▁Gabriel ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁prominent ▁role ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁God ' s ▁arch ang els ▁in ▁the ▁Kab bal ah ▁literature . ▁There , ▁Gabriel ▁is ▁port