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The text of the blessing is found in Numbers 6:23–27. It is also known as the Aaronic blessing. According to the Torah, [4] Aaron blessed the people, [5] and YHWH [6] promises that "They (the Priests) will place my name on the Children of Israel (the Priests will bless the people), and I will bless them".
"The Lord bless you and keep you" is a setting of the Priestly Blessing, also known as the Aaronic blessing, from the Book of Numbers in the Bible (Numbers 6:24–26).The blessing, sung or spoken, is used at the conclusion of worship, baptism, ordination, marriage, and other special occasions in Christian worship.
These Berachot often took the form of a blessing upon the fulfillment of a mitzvah (divine commandment). The most important benediction was the Priestly Blessing pronounced by the kohanim (priests descended from Aaron), as found in Numbers 6:23–27.
All this the priest combined together when he spread forth his hands to bless the people pursuant to Numbers 6:23–26, so that all the worlds received God's blessings. It is for this reason that Numbers 6:23 says simply "saying" (אָמוֹר , amor), instead of the imperative form "say" (אִמְרִי , imri), in a reference to the ...
The Gemara explained that according to Rabbi Akiva's position, the priests also receive a blessing according to the teaching of Rav Naḥman bar Isaac, who deduced from God's promise to Abraham in Genesis 12:3, "And I will bless them that bless you," that since the priests bless Abraham's descendants with the Priestly Blessing of Numbers 6:23 ...
Chukat, on Numbers 19–21: Red heifer, water from a rock, Miriam's and Aaron's deaths, victories, serpents Balak , on Numbers 22–25: Balaam's donkey and blessing Pinechas , on Numbers 25–29: Phinehas, second census, inheritance, Moses' successor, offerings and holidays
—The Aaronic Blessing (Numbers 6:24-26, NIV) svetikd - Getty Images. A Prayer for Endings and Beginnings. Dear Father, I thank You that throughout the season of life, there are endings and new ...
In the Torah, the covenant is called "a covenant of salt forever" [2] (with salt symbolizing permanence due to its use as a preservative [3]) and "a statute forever". [4]In midrash, the priestly covenant is one of five everlasting covenants, [5] [6] and can never be taken from Aaron and his descendants.