From the verse 'And you shall eat and be satisfied and bless the Lord your God...', which Torah verse teaches the mitzvah to bless after eating?

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And you shall eat and be satisfied and bless the Lord your God for the good land He has given you

This verse from Deuteronomy 8:10 is the Torah source for Birkat HaMazon (Grace After Meals). The full verse reads: 'And you shall eat and be satisfied and bless the Lord your God for the good land He has given you.' The sages derived from this that whenever one eats bread and is satisfied, there is a Torah obligation to thank God. This is one of the few blessings that is a direct commandment from the Torah itself rather than a rabbinical institution. The blessing encompasses gratitude for food, for the Land of Israel, for Jerusalem, and for God's general goodness.

From the verse 'And you shall eat and be satisfied and bless the Lord your God...', which Torah verse teaches the mitzvah to bless after eating?

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