Let there be light

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1. The words with which, according to the Book of Genesis, God called light into being on the first day of Creation. (See In the beginning.)

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Let there be light

Genesis 1:3 reads, “And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2021

Let there be light – playful digressions and a graveside joke or two.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 14, 2019

In Anders’ portion: “And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2019

Let there be light: Cosmologists reconsider epoch of reionization.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 22, 2014

Then, as thro' life thy footsteps stray, And earthly beacons dimly shine, "Let there be light" upon thy way, And holier guidance far than mine!

From Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order by John Purver Richardson

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