English: “And Hashem appeared to him.” Rabbi Chama son of Rabbi Chanina said: That day was the third day after his circumcision, and the Holy One, blessed be He, came to inquire after his welfare.
On the daf / in context: Bava Metzia 86b places the divine visit on the third day after the milah, the day of greatest pain, explaining why Hashem appeared without delivering a new verbal command.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13. The timing of the appearance is fixed by the known chronology of recovery from circumcision.
What Is Learned
Hashem visited Avraham on the third day after circumcision—the day of greatest weakness—teaching the importance of timely care for the convalescent.