GABAEL găb’ ĭ əl (Γαβαήλ). 1. A member of the tribe of Naphtali and an ancestor of Tobit (Tobit 1:1).

2. A brother or son of Gabrias who lived at Rages in Media with whom Tobit left ten talents of silver for safekeeping (1:14; 4:20). Having been prevented by political conditions from recovering the money himself, Tobit sent his son Tobias to get it.