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:God's life - 'el chaim' אלחים
:not dark (light) - 'lo chuwm' ( a pun to life )
:man - 'ish' אש. Woman is the female ה man אש, or אשה.
:in the beginning - 'bereshit' בראשית there was a covenant 'barit' ברית with man at the center אש or בר(אש)ית.

The life of Christ was the expression of Holiness (light) to men, according to the covenant from the beginning.