v. lamp, light
Gen 1:15 by him .. to give light on the earth
Psa 119:105 lamp is to my .. and my way
Rev 21:23 of God enlightens her, and the Lamb is her l
Light source; lamp; celestial body from which the Earth receives light.
The Genesis account reports that during the fourth creative “day,” God caused “to be lights in the expanse of the heavens.” (Ge 1:14, 19) This does not mean that the light (Heb. ´ohr) itself originated then, since it already existed previously. (Ge 1:3) Nor does it mean that the Sun, Moon, and stars were created at that time. The opening verse of the Bible says: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Ge 1:1) Thus, the heavens—with their heavenly bodies, including the sun—existed indefinitely before anything that happened during the six creative periods described in the following verses of the first chapter of Genesis.
Note that while Genesis 1:1 records that God “created” (Heb. ba raʹ) the heavens and the earth in the beginning, verses 16 and 17 note that during the fourth creative “day,” “God proceeded to make the two great lights, the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night, and also the stars. Thus God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to shine on the earth† . The Hebrew word `a·sahʹ, often translated “do,” can mean to establish (2Sa 7:11), designate (De 15:1), form (Jer 18:4), or prepare (Ge 21:8).
Therefore, these verses explain the new relationship of the existing Sun, Moon and stars with the planet Earth. During the first †œday† , light (Heb. ´ohr) began to penetrate, probably gradually, through the cloud layers that still enveloped the Earth, and became visible to a terrestrial observer, if there were been present. (Ge 1:3) But on the fourth “day” certain changes took place. When it is said that on that day “God set them in the expanse of the heavens,” it must be understood that God caused the sources of light (Heb. ma·Â´ohr), such as the Sun, the Moon, and the stars, to come to be perceptible in expansion for the purpose of “making a division between day and night” and “serving as signs and for seasons and for days and years”. In addition to giving proof of the existence of God and his majesty, the apparent movements of these lights allow man to accurately point out the seasons, days and years. (Ge 1:14-18; Ps 74:16; 148:3)
The same Hebrew word (ma·´ohr) is used to designate the utensils that lit the tabernacle, which contained oil as fuel. (Ex 25:6; 27:20; 35:8, 14, 28; Le 24:2; Nu 4:9) This term is also used figuratively at Proverbs 15:30, in the expression “the brightness of the eyes† . Egypt was prophetically warned that all light would be withdrawn because Jehovah would darken and cover with clouds all the “light luminaries of the heavens.” (Eze 32:2, 7, 8)
Source: Dictionary of the Bible
lucnos (luvcno”, 3088), see Lí MPARA, No. 2.
Source: Vine New Testament Dictionary