and spoke to Efron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “If only you would hear me out! Let me pay the price of the land; accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there.”
English: And later (25:10) it is written “the field that Avraham bought,” teaching that “taking” is called an acquisition, and teaching that a “taking” is only with money.
On the daf / in context: The opening of Kiddushin derives that a woman is acquired by money from the language of “taking” in the Torah; the field of Avraham supplies a parallel that “taking / buying” is effected by money.
Type of Learning
Custom (Bavli — kinyan by money from “taking”)
What Is Learned
“Taking” in the sense of acquisition is performed with money, as shown by the purchase of the field of Efron; this supports the derivation that a woman is acquired by money as well.