"In some passages he appears to be God.
–Genesis 16:11-13
(NIV) The angel of the LORD also said to her: É13
She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her:
"You are the God who sees me," for she
said, "I have now seen the One who sees me."
–Judges 13:21-22
(NIV) When the angel of the LORD did not show
himself again to Manoah and his wife, Manoah realized
that it was the angel of the LORD. 22 "We are
doomed to die!" he said to his wife. "We have seen God!"