page_title: Genesis 1:3
hierarchical_section_title: Genesis 1:3
caption_attribution_description: English: The Creation of Light (Gen. 1:1-5) The engraving depicts a literal representation of Genesis 1:1 ("Let there be light").
context_page_description: Genesis 1:3 is the third verse of the first chapter in the Book of Genesis. In it, God made light by declaration. It is a part of the Torah portion known as Bereshit.
  "Let there be light" has entered into common usage as a phrase. It is the motto for many educational institutions. The University of California is one example. The phrase also forms the chorus of John Marriott's hymn about Creation, "Thou, Whose Almighty Word."
context_section_description: Genesis 1:3 is the third verse of the first chapter in the Book of Genesis. In it, God (the Hebrew word used for God, like in all of Genesis 1, is Elohim) made light by declaration ("God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light"). It is a part of the Torah portion known as Bereshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8).
  "Let there be light" (like "in the beginning" in Genesis 1:1) has entered into common usage as a phrase. It is the motto (sometimes in its Latin form, fiat lux) for many educational institutions (using light as a metaphor for knowledge). The University of California is one example. The phrase also forms the chorus of John Marriott's hymn about Creation, "Thou, Whose Almighty Word."
caption: Creation of Light, by Gustave Doré.
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