Was God always represented as an old white guy with a beard, or was that only after European influences?

by wumao
Gadarn

Not to dissuade further discussion, but this question has already been answered multiple times:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/21igap/the_christian_god_is_often_depicted_as_an_older/

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/z6669/how_did_the_christian_god_come_to_be_visualized/

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1ps4nj/why_did_michelangelo_paint_god_as_an_old_man_with/