I hypothesize that this may be one of the roots of racism… the misinterpretation of holiness. This verse in Genesis is talking through a spiritual context / lens: “And then there was light… and light is good.”
The face is charity, it is not all that important (what we look like – our physical person).
Our character, our intention, our (nonphysical) heart and soul is where our spiritual lightness is.
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