Hand of God
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Hand of God may refer to:
- Act of GodAct of GodAct of God is a legal term for events outside of human control, such as sudden floods or other natural disasters, for which no one can be held responsible.- Contract law :...
, in religious or legal contexts - Hand of God (art)Hand of God (art)The Hand of God, or Manus Dei in Latin, also known as Dextera domini/dei, the "right hand of the Lord/God", is a motif in Jewish and Christian art, especially of the Late Antique and Early Medieval periods, when depiction of Jehovah or God the Father as a full human figure was considered...
, a motif in Jewish and Christian art - HamsaHamsaHamsa or Khamsa can refer to:*Arabic "five, quintet"** Ḫamsa, a Near Eastern symbol often used as a protective amulet** a commonly used alternative name for the Panj Ganj or Quinary, ie quintet of Nizami's first five great epics*Sanskrit ...
or Khamsa, a hand-shaped protective amulet in Islamic and Jewish folklore also known as "(God's) helping hand" - "Hands of God", a symbol in Polish Neopaganism, see Ręce Boga
- The Hand of God (book)The Hand of God (Book)The Hand of God is an autobiographical book written by Bernard N. Nathanson, M.D. on the subject of abortion. Nathanson chronicles his life from being a "perfunctory Jew" who helped found NARAL and oversaw New York City's Center for Reproductive and Sexual Health, the largest abortion clinic in...
, an autobiographical book by Bernard N. Nathanson - "The Hand of God" (1978 Battlestar Galactica)The Hand of God (1978 Battlestar Galactica)"The Hand of God" is an episode of the original Battlestar Galactica television series. This was the last episode of the original Battlestar Galactica TV series...
, an episode of Battlestar Galactica - "The Hand of God" (2004 Battlestar Galactica)The Hand of God (2004 Battlestar Galactica)"The Hand of God" is the tenth episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It shares its title with the last episode of the original series....
, an episode of Battlestar Galactica - "Hand of God", a song by Randy Stonehill from Thirst
- Hand of God goal, a goal in the 1986 Argentina v England FIFA World Cup quarter-final
- Hand of God, a controversial goal in France vs Republic of Ireland 2010 FIFA World Cup play-offFrance vs Republic of Ireland 2010 FIFA World Cup play-offThe France vs Republic of Ireland 2010 FIFA World Cup play-off, dubbed by the media as the Hand of Frog affair, was a controversial association football game played on 18 November 2009 in the Stade de France outside Paris between the national teams of France and the Republic of Ireland...
See also
- God HandGod HandGod Hand is a 2006 PlayStation 2 gameGod hand may also refer to:-Video games:* Ken "Godhand" Mishima, a character from the PlayStation game, Ehrgeiz* Godhand, the demonic version of Lenny from Shadow Hearts: Covenant...
, a video game - Right Hand of GodRight Hand of GodThe Right Hand of God or God's Right Hand may refer to the Hand of God often referred to in the Bible and common speech as a metaphor for the omnipotence of God and as a motif in art...
- PSR B1509-58PSR B1509-58PSR B1509-58 is a pulsar approximately 17,000 light-years away in the constellation of Circinus discovered by the Einstein X-Ray Observatory in 1982 . It is approximately 1700 years old and sits in a nebula that spans about 150 light years...
, astronomical object resembling a hand - Left Hand of God (disambiguation)
- God Hand (disambiguation)
- Finger of God (disambiguation)Finger of God (disambiguation)Finger of God may refer to:* The biblical "finger of God" which is said to have written the Ten Commandments , and is connected with miracles, ....
- Invisible hand (disambiguation)Invisible hand (disambiguation)Invisible hand may refer to:* Invisible hand, an economic metaphor coined by Adam Smith* Invisible hand explanation referring to the use of the invisible hand in linguistics...