Why is the Abrahamic God of Chritianity , Judaism & Islam always perceived...

[super]

...as a male figure? I mean, wouldn't God be beyond the boundaries of gender classification. Just as likely to be a She , or an IT , THEY OR THEM or NONE OF THE ABOVE

Ive always wondered this

I suppose you can also flip this and say that if God is a male , which is to say that he has a penis Wouldn't his humanity-ness make him less Godly

[marsel_duchamp]

He was invented in a patriarchal society. He does not have any actual existence.

[MASKOFSHELDON]

No one has literally seen Abraham's God. The Bible use human terms to appeal to humans. The use of the male figure is a way to convey manly strength, not gender.

You may want to click on my profile and learn why many can not understand the bible. There are good guides there how to interpret the Bible.

[MarkSaJPAA]

The reason is that Hebrew does not have a neutral gender like Romance languages. Thus, when speaking about G-d the noun/adjective has to be either male or female.

[Rengle]

Allah says :

There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing. Quran ( 42:11)
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Allah says :

( 1 ) Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
( 2 ) Allah, the Eternal Refuge.
( 3 ) He neither begets nor is born,
( 4 ) Nor is there to Him any equivalent." Quran (112:1-4)
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Allah says :

( 101 ) [He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a son when He does not have a companion and He created all things? And He is, of all things, Knowing.

( 102 ) That is Allah, your Lord; there is no deity except Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Disposer of all things.

( 103 ) Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision; and He is the Subtle, the Acquainted. Quran (6:101-103)