Quotation zu Bereschit 21:8
וַיִּגְדַּ֥ל הַיֶּ֖לֶד וַיִּגָּמַ֑ל וַיַּ֤עַשׂ אַבְרָהָם֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה גָד֔וֹל בְּי֖וֹם הִגָּמֵ֥ל אֶת־יִצְחָֽק׃
Das Kind wuchs heran und ward entwöhnt, und Abraham bereitete ein großes Mahl an dem Tage, da Isaak entwöhnt wurde.
Sefer HaBahir
Why is Gimel third? It has three parts, teaching us that it bestows kindness. (gomel) But did Rabbi Akiva not say that Gimel has three parts because it bestows, grows, and sustains? It is thus written (Gen. 21:8), "The child grew up and was weaned," He said: He says the same as I do. He grew and bestowed kindness to his neighbours and to those entrusted to him.
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