Basically, to bless someone is to bestow life and goodness on him. There are many examples recorded in Genesis of blessings, both from God and from man. In the garden, God blessed the animals and Adam and Eve and commanded them to be fruitful (Gen. 1:22, ). He blessed the seventh day (Gen. 2:3), Noah and his sons (Gen. 9:1), Abraham (Gen. 12:2–3), Isaac (Gen. 26:12) and Jacob (Gen. 28:3; 32:29). Some examples of people blessing others include Melchizedek blessing Abraham (Gen. 14:19); Rebekah’s family