What Does “Great lights” Mean in the Bible?
What gives light. At creation, the great lights are the sun, the moon and the stars.
Where it appears in the Bible
Genesis 1:16
What the Bible says
Genesis 1:16
And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Douay-Rheims, Genesis 1:16