Angel of the Presence

[1] The Septuagint translation of the Book of Isaiah explains the term in the most explicit language as a reference to God: "not an ambassador, nor an angel, but the Lord Himself (Greek: αὐτὸς κύριος) saved them".

[5] In the book of Enoch, four angels that stand before the Lord of Spirits are given as: Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, and Phanuel.

"[9] In the Pseudepigrapha, in the Book of Jubilees, the Angel of the Presence explains to Moses the history of Israel.

The angel took the tablets of history and law, and in a long revelation, recited them to Moses with instructions to write them down.

In the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Judah, one of the 12 sons of Jacob and Leah, testifies that he was blessed by an angel of the presence.

After Zechariah receives a prophecy about the birth of John the Baptist, the angel identifies himself: "I am Gabriel.