חֲבִיב אָדָם שֶׁנִּבְרָא בְּצֶלֶם

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Beloved Man Who Was Created in the Image

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Man is beloved and of value because he was created 'in the image of God' (the source of the expression 'in the image of God' is the verse in Genesis 1:27: 'So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them').

("He was the beloved of Adam, who was created in His image. A certain debt is known to Him who was created in His image, as it is said (Genesis 9) In the image of God He made man. Beloved of Israel, who were called sons to a place" - Avot 3 Yad, and so: "I have decreed against you to ask forgiveness from Him... and you will remember until your last day the saying of Rabbi Akiva in 'Parables of the Forefathers' said that "Adam loved those who were created in His image" - H. Beer/ To the Place Where the Spirit Goes, 239)