Short For Gabriel
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 41 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
“EL” is another name for Yahweh , So, MichaEL, GabriEL and RaphaEL are all named for the Lord.
So is ELeanore, ELizabeth and ELliot.
Here’s a version with slightly better audio than the other two.