However, it must be added that Judeo-Christo-Islamic (i.e. Abrahamic) god is identified as "I am" (Ex. 3:14) and Vedic Hinduism has at its core "Brahman" known as "Sat-Chit-Ananda" i.e. existence-consciousness-bliss. As you can see, it cannot be more personal than that. But (mono)theism, being what it is, appropriates these concepts and projects them "out there" in order to maintain the separation / hierarchy. Well, without deception those poor rabbis, priests, imams, and brahmins would not be able to earn their buck.