what does the angel gabriel's name mean
Gabriel Gabriel (Hebrew: גַּבְרִיאֵל‎, lit. 'Gavri'el "God is my strength"', Ancient Greek: Ⲅαβριήλ, lit. 'Gabriel', Coptic: ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ); in the Abrahamic religions, is an archangel who typically serves as God's messenger.
Jacob wrestling with the angel The account of Jacob wrestling with the angel is found in Genesis 32:22-32 and referenced elsewhere in Hosea 12:4. The account includes the renaming of Jacob as "Israel", literally "He who struggles with God." The account is also regularly described as Jacob wrestling with God.[1]