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.