# Gabriel — Moby-Dick character guide

> Gabriel in Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0071-lxviii-the-blanket

## Who they are

A deranged Shaker prophet aboard the Jeroboam who claims Moby Dick is the incarnation of the Shaker God.

## In the story

### [LXXI: The Jeroboam’s Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moby_dick_se/chapters/lxxi-the-jeroboam-s-story)

The fanatical Shaker-turned-archangel. He prophesies doom, warned of Macey's death, and directly curses Ahab for hunting Moby Dick, returning Macey's letter as an omen.

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