The Jewish scholar is correct. The biblical God is described variously as "All-mighty", "Lord of lords", "the All in all", etc. What we make of these statements comes largely from the Western philosophical tradition culminating with the Scholastic Church Fathers. They asked questions like if God is the truly the maximum of goodness and perfection, as stated in the Scriptures, then what would that mean. From that inquiry we get the three omni-s.
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Omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence... etc.
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