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: an extremely unlikely occurrence consistent with [[faith]] or [[prayer]]
 
: an extremely unlikely occurrence consistent with [[faith]] or [[prayer]]
 
: a joyous happening contrary to all reasonable expectation
 
: a joyous happening contrary to all reasonable expectation
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: "a violation of the laws of nature" ([[David Hume]])
    
Though the term "miracle" can often be heard from Christians and non-Christians alike, the entire [[Bible]] only contains one genuine reference to "miracle" and that was a quote of a non-believer (the Pharaoh) in Exodus 7:9 (RSV): "When Pharaoh says to you, 'Prove yourselves by working a '''miracle''',' then you shall say to Aaron, 'Take your rod and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.'"
 
Though the term "miracle" can often be heard from Christians and non-Christians alike, the entire [[Bible]] only contains one genuine reference to "miracle" and that was a quote of a non-believer (the Pharaoh) in Exodus 7:9 (RSV): "When Pharaoh says to you, 'Prove yourselves by working a '''miracle''',' then you shall say to Aaron, 'Take your rod and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.'"
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