Quotation sur La Genèse 21:8
וַיִּגְדַּ֥ל הַיֶּ֖לֶד וַיִּגָּמַ֑ל וַיַּ֤עַשׂ אַבְרָהָם֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה גָד֔וֹל בְּי֖וֹם הִגָּמֵ֥ל אֶת־יִצְחָֽק׃
L’enfant grandit, il fut sevré. Abraham fit un grand festin le jour où l’on sevra Isaac.
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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