English: Ohr HaChaim brings the Bava Basra discussion: R. Eliezer derives acquisition by walking from this verse, while the Sages understand the walking as an expression of divine affection for Abraham and preparation for his descendants’ conquest. Ohr HaChaim then explains how each view relates to the earlier act of acquiring the land through seeing it.
Context: The page distinguishes Ohr HaChaim’s own explanation from the Bava Basra passage he cites. The Gemara supplies the underlying dispute; Ohr HaChaim explains its application to the preceding verses.
What Is Learned
The verse is a source in the Gemara’s dispute over whether walking can effect acquisition, while Ohr HaChaim integrates that dispute with his earlier explanation of Avraham’s seeing the land.