Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

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Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

In the original Hebrew

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִ֣י אֹ֑ור וַֽיְהִי־אֹֽור׃

Genesis 1:3

1405 BC

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Light Creation of the world Creation

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Religious literature

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1405 BC Old Testament Era

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 1:3).

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Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. — Genesis 1:3

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