"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!"