The Standard Format of a Blessing
Parsha Pages | November 06, 2023
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בראשית פרק כד, כז וַיֹאמֶׁר בָרוּךְ ה' אֱל קי אֲדֹנִּי אַבְ רָ הָם
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The structure of a blessing includes the name of HaShem and a reference to His Kingship (שם ומלכות). Rokeach says the blessing of this verse does not contain a reference to Kingship, since HaShem had not yet revealed this aspect to the world. However, Tosafos (Berachos 40b) states that the phrase אלקי אברהם is the reference to His Kingship in the blessing of this verse.

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