▁El ▁Sh add ai : ▁As c ension ▁of ▁the ▁Met at ron , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁En och , ▁Gabriel ▁is ▁featured ▁alongside ▁Michael , ▁Rap ha el ▁and ▁U riel ▁as ▁a ▁guide ▁for ▁En och ▁on ▁his ▁quest . ▁All ▁four ▁arch ang els ▁take ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁sw ans ▁while ▁on ▁Earth . ▁Gabriel ▁is ▁dep icted ▁as ▁female ▁in ▁this ▁interpretation , ▁and ▁imp lied ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁ang el ▁of ▁wisdom . ▁She ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Ve il ▁weapon ▁En och ▁uses . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁ep ic ▁poem ▁Parad ise ▁Lost , ▁John ▁Mil ton ▁made ▁Gabriel ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁ang el ic ▁gu ards ▁placed ▁over ▁Parad ise ▁ ▁The ▁Heb rew ▁poem ▁" El ife let " ▁( א ל י פ ל ט ) ▁by ▁Nathan ▁Alter man , ▁put ▁to ▁music ▁and ▁often ▁heard ▁on ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Radio , ▁tells ▁of ▁a ▁hero ic , ▁self - s ac r ific ing ▁Isra eli ▁soldier ▁being ▁killed ▁in ▁battle . ▁Upon ▁the ▁protagon ist ' s ▁death , ▁the ▁ang el ▁Gabriel ▁desc ends ▁to ▁Earth , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁comfort ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁fallen ▁hero ▁and ▁take ▁him ▁up ▁to ▁Heaven ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁character ▁of ▁Sal man ▁R ush die ' s ▁The ▁Sat an ic ▁Vers es ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁modern ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁Gabriel ▁ 2 0 1 2 :