let there be light

English

"Let there be light" is the motto of the University of California and of many other educational institutions.

Etymology

From Genesis 1:3 in the King James Bible: "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light."

Phrase

let there be light

  1. Used as a metaphor for the spread of wisdom.

Translations

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