In the King James version
the phrase - holy spirit - appears three times in the Old Testament...
* Psa 51:11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. * Isa 63:10 But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. * Isa 63:11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? Where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?
The King James version uses the phrase "Holy Ghost" in the New Testament... always capitalised, but that phrase never appears in the Old Testament. The more common Old Testament reference to the Holy Spirit is "Spirit of God," which appears fourteen times.
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The Holy Spirit is mentioned throughout the New Testament.
In the King James versionThe phrase Holy Spirit is mentioned 7 timesThe phrase Holy Ghost is mentioned 89 times
The gifts are mentioned in the new testament and not in the old testament. Mostly in the books of Paul.
It is never mentioned as a third(3rd) or separate being of the Godhead. This is an attempt by men to define the Godhead. It is mentioned quite frequently as God's Spirit (My Spirit) and the Spirit of Christ.
The phrase "holy spirit" appears three times in the KJV Old Testament. (Psalms 51:11; Isaiah 63:10, 63:11)