How many times is Gabriel mentioned in the Bible?
The word Gabriel appears 4 times in the King James Version, in 4 verses. It is found in 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Gabriel 4 times.
Gabriel in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Gabriel counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 4 | 4 |
First and last mention of Gabriel
And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
Verses with Gabriel on our topic pages
1 verse that uses Gabriel in the World English Bible is in our topic collections.
yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening offering.
On: Angels
Common questions
How many times is Gabriel in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 2 of the 4 uses are in the Old Testament and 2 in the New Testament. Gabriel appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Daniel and Luke share the most, 2 each.
Where is Gabriel first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Daniel 8:16: "And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision." The last is Luke 1:26.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-05.