Why is god considered to be male?

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Is this just a Christian thing or do Jews and Muslims believe in this as well?

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I've heard it explained in Catholicism (and other forms of Christianity I'm sure) that God is described as male due to His role acting as the husband to His bride the Church.

This is very interesting. I figured it was mostly due to it being a reflection of a male dominated society, and it probably is mostly the case, but this is also an interesting fact that I did not know.