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of' or 'to wish well'.

Abrahamic religions

In Judaism, Christianity and Islam, to be "blessed" means to be favored by God, the source of all blessing. Blessings, therefore, are directly associated with, and are believed to come from, God. Thus, to express a blessing is like bestowing a wish on someone that they experience the favor of God, and to acknowledge God as the source of all blessing.

In the Hebrew Bible

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