How many times is "angel of the LORD" in the Bible?
The phrase "angel of the LORD" appears 68 times in the King James Version, in 64 verses. The World English Bible has it 68 times (angel of the Lord 12, Yahweh's angel 56).
In the Old Testament the World English Bible writes Yahweh's angel where the KJV has the angel of the LORD, as in Genesis 16:7. In the New Testament both say the angel of the Lord. Both wordings are counted.
Angel of the LORD in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of angel of the LORD counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| angel of the LORD | 68 | 12 |
| Yahweh's angel | not counted | 56 |
| Total | 68 | 68 |
First and last mention of angel of the LORD
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
The verse that uses it most is Judges 6:21, 2 times (tied with Judges 6:22, Judges 13:16, Judges 13:21):
Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.
Verses with angel of the LORD on our topic pages
9 verses that use angel of the LORD in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
Yahweh’s angel came again the second time, and touched him, and said, “Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.”
On: Mental Health, What Does the Bible Say About Suicide? 25 Verses of Hope, Mental Illness
Yahweh’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
On: Protection, Fear, Angels
But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;
On: Christmas
Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”
On: Dreams
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
On: Dreams
Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky, and came and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat on it.
On: Easter
But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out, and said,
On: Angels
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off from his hands.
On: Angels
Common questions
How many times is angel of the LORD in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 56 of the 68 uses are in the Old Testament and 12 in the New Testament. Angel of the LORD appears in 14 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Judges has the most (19), then Numbers (10) and Genesis (6).
Where is angel of the LORD first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 16:7: "And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur." The last is Acts 12:23.
More word counts: Gabriel, day of the LORD, glory of the LORD, LORD of hosts, Holy Ghost, only begotten, love, God, or all 686 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-11-03.