<P> The (or an) angel of the LORD (Hebrew: מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה ‎ Malakh YHWH "Messenger of Yahweh"; in Paleo - Hebrew alphabet: 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 𐤉𐤅𐤄𐤅 ‬; LXX: sometimes ἄγγελος Κυρίου, sometimes ὁ ἄγγελος Κυρίου) is an entity appearing repeatedly in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) on behalf of God (Yahweh). </P> <P> The term malakh YHWH occurs 65 times in the text of the Hebrew Bible . In English translation it is usually accompanied with the definite article, King James Version "the angel of the LORD"; less frequently it is accompanied by the indefinite article, King James Version, "an angel of the LORD". </P> <P> The New Testament uses the term "angel of the Lord" (ἄγγελος Κυρίου) several times, once (Luke 1: 11--19) identified with Gabriel . </P>

How many times is the angel of the lord mentioned in the old testament