Finger of God

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Finger of God may refer to:

  • The biblical "finger of God" which is said to have written the Ten Commandments (Exodus 31:18, Deuteronomy 9:10), and is connected with miracles, (Exodus 8:16-19, Luke 11:14-20).
  • Fingers of God, an effect in observational cosmology that causes clusters of galaxies to be elongated in redshift space, with an axis of elongation pointed toward the observer
  • The "Finger of God" or "God's Birdie", a feature of the Keyhole Nebula that resembles a rude hand gesture
  • The Yod, an astrological formation also known as "The Finger of God".

It is also the name of several rock formations, including:

  • El Dedo de Dios (which can be translated to English as "The Finger of God" or "God's Finger"), a rock formation in Spain
  • God's Finger, in the Serra dos Órgãos, Brazil
  • Mukurob or "Finger of God", a rock formation in Namibia

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