God sent the baby to Mary. Gabriel told Mary what was to happen to her.
AnswerLargely this is not true, but it depends somewhat on which gospel and which nativity story you wish to read. In Matthew's Gospel, Mary already knew she would have a baby when an angel visited Joseph to tell him that Mary's baby was conceived by the Holy Ghost. The Gospel does not say, but Joseph would have told Mary the tidings.In Luke's Gospel, an angel visited Mary even before she conceived and told her she would have a baby. The Gospel does not say, but Mary would have told Joseph the tidings.
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The angel Gabriel was the one who told Mary she was going to have a baby. She was about to be married to Joseph when the angel visited her.
Your question really needs to be a bit more specific. However, if you are referring to the Archangel Gabriel, he is an archangel and God's messenger to bring important messages to man. He is especially known for his appearances to the Blessed Virgin Mary and also to Saint Joseph.
Luke 1:26, 27 - Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. [NKJV]
In Matthew an angel (doesn't say Gabriel) of the LORD appears to Joseph: Mat 1:20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. In Luke Gabriel appears to Mary: Luk 1:26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, Luk 1:27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.
I can find no record in Luke of Joseph being spoken to by an angel. The record in Matthew does not record the name of the angel, only that this angel spoke to Joseph; Matthew 1:20. The angelic appearance in Luke to a man is to Zachariah, John's father, and Gabriel was the angel who announced John's conception and birth.
Luke 1:26, 27 - Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. [NKJV]
The Virgin Mary became pregnant with Jesus, before Joseph had married her! So she hadn't had any intimate relations with Jospeh. But she became preganant through the Holy Spirit; who had been sent by God to impregnate Mary.
Gabriel visited Mary to tell her that she had been chosen to bear Jesus (Luke 1:26-38). The angel who announced the birth of Christ to the shepherds is not named (Luke2:8-15). Matthew's gospel doesn't name any of the angels involved in events surrounding Jesus' birth. Mark and John do not record these angelic visits.
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