User:Dontuseurrealname/sandbox/Holy Spirit (rewrite)
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In.the Abrahamic religions, the Holy Spirit, also known as the Holy Ghost (Hebrew: רוח הקודש, romanized: ruach ha-kodesh; Arabic: الروح القدس, romanized: al-Ruwh al-Quds), refers to the aspect of God whose influence is present in the material universe.
Biblical attestation
[edit]The concept of the Holy Spirit is referred to on numerous occasions in the Bible. In the Hebrew Bible, the term ruach Elohim (Hebrew: רוח אלהים) is used to refer to the worldly influence and power of God; it is varyingly translated into English as the "Spirit of God" (NIV)