Before God created man, He created the East

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III


Before God created man, He created the East as a source of light for him, and God saw that the light was good. God created the sun on the fourth day and man on the sixth (Gen. 1).
The rising of the sun is a symbol of Christ and His light. The Lord is called the ‘Sun of Righteousness’, and it is written: “...the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings” (Mal.4: 2).