And Avraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and Yitzchak his son, and he split the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose and went to the place of which God had told him.
English: “And Avraham rose early.” It was taught: The entire day is valid for circumcision, but the zealous perform mitzvot early, as it is said, “And Avraham rose early in the morning.”
On the daf / in context: Avraham’s early rising for the Akeidah becomes the classic proof that the diligent fulfill commandments at the earliest opportunity.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13. Narrative alacrity is generalized into a rule of mitzvah performance.
What Is Learned
The zealous perform mitzvot early; Avraham’s rising at dawn for the Akeidah is the scriptural model.