Gabriel also appears to [[Zechariah]] in the [[New Testament]]<ref>Luke 1:11-20</ref> letting him know that his prayer has been heard and his wife will bear a son who is to be called John ([[John the Baptist]]) and many would rejoice because of his birth. The angel also struck Zechariah dumb until the time of the birth when he was not readily believed. | Gabriel also appears to [[Zechariah]] in the [[New Testament]]<ref>Luke 1:11-20</ref> letting him know that his prayer has been heard and his wife will bear a son who is to be called John ([[John the Baptist]]) and many would rejoice because of his birth. The angel also struck Zechariah dumb until the time of the birth when he was not readily believed. |