theophania

English

Noun

theophania (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of theophany.
    • (Can we find and add a quotation of Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary on the Whole Bible to this entry?)
      [] the Majesty of God is sublimely described as a divine light which appeared in Sinai and scattered its beams on all the adjoining region in directing Israel's march to Canaan. In these descriptions of a theophania, God is represented as coming from the south []