Vayeira 22:3 · unit 2
Parashas Vayeira · Passuk 22:3
The Complete Passuk
וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם אַבְרָהָ֜ם בַּבֹּ֗קֶר וַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ אֶת־חֲמֹר֔וֹ וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁנֵ֤י נְעָרָיו֙ אִתּ֔וֹ וְאֵ֖ת יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֑וֹ וַיְבַקַּע֙ עֲצֵ֣י עֹלָ֔ה וַיָּ֣קׇם וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ אֶל־הַמָּק֖וֹם אֲשֶׁר־אָֽמַר־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
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.
Chabad / Judaica Press
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Chullin 91b .
TT lemma: בבקר .
Sefaria — Chullin 91b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
בַּבֹּקֶר. אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּהוּ, מִכָּאן לְתַלְמִיד חָכָם שֶׁלֹּא יֵצֵא יְחִידִי בַּלַּיְלָה.
English: “In the morning.” Rabbi Abbahu said: From here [we learn] that a Torah scholar should not go out alone at night.
On the daf / in context: Avraham’s departure at daybreak, rather than by night, is taken as a model of prudent conduct for the learned.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13 . Timing of departure yields a rule of personal safety.
What Is Learned
A Torah scholar should not travel alone at night; Avraham set out in the morning.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.