Transmission of knowledge from a god or gods to humans.
In the Western monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, revelation is the basis of religious knowledge. Humans know God and his will because God has chosen to reveal himself to them. He may communicate with his chosen servants through dreams, visions, or physical manifestations and may inspire prophet s who relay his message to the people. His will may also be translated directly into writing through the handing down of divine law (e.g., the Ten Commandments ) or scripture (e.g., the Bible and the Brahman in the Veda s).