Parashas Vayeira · Passuk 21:33
And he planted an eshel in Beersheba, and he called there on the name of Hashem, God of the world.
Torah Temimah points to Sotah 10a.
TT lemma: ויטע אשל.
English: “And he planted an eshel.” Rabbi Yehudah and Rabbi Nechemiah: One said an eshel is an orchard; the other said an eshel is an inn. Granted for the one who says orchard—that is why it says “he planted.” But for the one who says inn, what is the meaning of “he planted”? As it is written, “And he shall plant the tents of his palace.”
Derash on the verse (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13. Two tannaitic readings of a single noun are offered and reconciled with the verb.
Avraham’s “eshel” was either an orchard of fruit trees or an inn for travelers; both readings reflect his practice of hospitality.