Vayeira 21:33 · unit 2

Parashas Vayeira · Passuk 21:33

The Complete Passuk

וַיִּטַּ֥ע אֶ֖שֶׁל בִּבְאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע וַיִּ֨קְרָא־שָׁ֔ם בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהֹוָ֖ה אֵ֥ל עוֹלָֽם׃

And he planted an eshel in Beersheba, and he called there on the name of Hashem, God of the world.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sotah 10a.

TT lemma: ויטע אשל.

Sefaria — Sotah 10a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וַיִּטַּע אֵשֶׁל. אָמַר רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ, מְלַמֵּד שֶׁעָשָׂה פַּרְדֵּס וְנָטַע בּוֹ כָּל מִינֵי מְגָדִים.

English: “And he planted an eshel.” Reish Lakish said: This teaches that he made an orchard and planted in it every kind of delicious fruit.

On the daf / in context: The planting is specified as a full orchard of choice fruits, underscoring the completeness of Avraham’s hospitality preparations.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13. The verb is expanded into a description of comprehensive planting.

What Is Learned

Avraham planted a full orchard of every kind of choice fruit in Beersheba as part of his practice of hospitality.