Reference

Luke 1:26

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
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And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,

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Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

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And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

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To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

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And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

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The strongest argument against this interpretation is that some theological traditions, particularly within certain branches of Christianity, identify the "Angel of the Lord" (a phrase not explicitly used in this verse, but often associated with Gabriel in other contexts) as a pre-incarnate manifestation of Jesus Christ himself, rather than a distinct created being. In this view, the "Angel of the Lord" is not a separate entity but a temporary appearance of the divine Son. However, Luke 1:26 spe