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Etymology

The term “theophany” never occurs in the Bible; it originates in Herodotus’ description of the festival at Delphi, where statues of the gods were displayed (Hist. 1.51). It is formed from the Greek compound θεός (theos, “god,” “God”) and φαίνειν (phainein, “to appear”), and it describes a category of narrative in which God appears to human beings. Although the term is not found in the Old Testament, the passive form of the root ראה (r'h, “to see”) comes closest to describing this term as it often occurs in the context of theophany, “to appear” (e.g., Gen 12:7; Num 16:19, 42; [MT 17:7]; 2 Chr 7:12).

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