The Holy One Tends Bridegrooms Mourners and the Sick

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 16:9

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Rabbi Abbahu said: The Holy One, blessed be He, took a cup of blessing and blessed them. Michael and Gabriel were the groomsmen of Adam, the first man. We find that the Holy One, blessed be He, blesses bridegrooms, as it is written, "And God blessed them" (Genesis 1:28). He adorns brides, as it is written, "And the LORD God built the rib [into a woman]" (Genesis 2:22). He visits the sick, as it is written, "And the LORD appeared to him" (Genesis 18:1). He buries the dead, as it is written, "And He buried him in the valley" (Deuteronomy 34:6). He shows His face to the mourner, as it is written, "And God appeared to Jacob and blessed him." With what did He bless him? He blessed him with the blessing of mourners.

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