Toldos 25:24 · unit 1

TT #11 · Parashas Toldos · Passuk 25:24

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וַיִּמְלְא֥וּ יָמֶ֖יהָ לָלֶ֑דֶת וְהִנֵּ֥ה תוֹמִ֖ם בְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃

When her time to give birth was at hand, there were twins in her womb.

Torah Temimah points to Berachos 5b. E-Daf · Sefaria — Berachos 5b

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Whoever places his bed between north and south — his wife will not miscarry… linked to “and her days were filled to give birth.”

On the daf / in context: The phrase “her days were filled” is linked to the practice of orienting the marital bed north–south.

Custom (Bavli — bed orientation and full-term birth)

Orienting the marital bed between north and south is associated with a full-term pregnancy.