Wikipedia's first sentence called it “communication from god to human beings”. Today it says “communication from god to human beings through sound with no known physical source”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “People called the "Voice of God"”.
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Ezekiel hears the voice, represented by the Hand of God , Dura-Europos synagogue , 3rd century CE. In Judaism bat kol or bat ḳōl ( , literally "daughter of voice", voice of God ) is a "heavenly or divine voice which proclaims God's will or judgment." It signifies the ruach ha-kodesh ( , "the spirit of holiness") or serves as a metonym for God; "but it differed essentially from the Prophets ", though these were delegates or mouthpieces of ruaḥ ha-kodesh . In Christianity and Islam, the voice of God ( Latin : vox dei ; ) is a "heavenly or divine voice proclaims God's will or judgment." It is "identified with the Holy Spirit, even with God; but it differed essentially from the Prophets , though these spoke as the medium of the Holy Spirit ." In art it is represented by the Hand of God .1
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Ezekiel hears the voice, represented by the Hand of God , Dura-Europos Synagogue , 3rd century CE. Bat Kol ( Hebrew בּת קול : lit. small voice or whisper ) is a "heavenly or divine voice which proclaims God's will or judgment." It was "identified with the Holy Spirit, even with God; but it differed essentially from the Prophets , though these spoke as the medium of the Holy Spirit ." The Jewish Encyclopedia
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Ezekiel hears the voice, represented by the Hand of God , Dura-Europos Synagogue , 3rd century CE. In Judaism and Christianity, the voice of God ( Hebrew : בּת קול , bat kol or bath ḳōl , literally daughter of a voice ; Latin : vox dei ; Persian : ندا , Neda ) is a "heavenly or divine voice which proclaims God's will or judgment." It is "identified with the Holy Spirit, even with God; but it differed essentially from the Prophets , though these spoke as the medium of the Holy Spirit ." The Jewish Encyclopedia
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Religious concept For other uses, see Voice of God (disambiguation) . Ezekiel hears the voice, represented by the Hand of God , Dura-Europos synagogue , 3rd century CE. In the Abrahamic religions , the voice of God is a communication from God to human beings, heard by humans as a sound with no apparent physical source.In rabbinic Judaism, such a voice was known as a bat kol ( baṯ qōl , literally "daughter of voice"), and was a "heavenly or divine voice which proclaims God's will or judgment." It differed from prophecy in that God had a close relationship with the prophet, while the bat kol could be heard by any individual or group regardless of their level of connection to God.
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Religious concept For other uses, see Voice of God (disambiguation) . Ezekiel hears the voice, represented by the Hand of God , Dura-Europos synagogue , 3rd century CE. In the Abrahamic religions , the voice of God is a communication from God to human beings through sound with no known physical source.In Rabbinic Judaism , such a voice is known as a bat kol ( Hebrew : בַּת קוֹל baṯ qōl , literally "daughter of voice"), a "heavenly or divine voice which proclaims God's will or judgment". It differed from prophecy in that God had a close relationship with the prophet, while the bat kol could be heard by any individual or group regardless of their level of connection to God.
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communication from god to human beings
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communication from god to human beings through sound with no known physical source
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People called the "Voice of God"
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