Toldos 25:27 · unit 1

Parashas Toldos · Passuk 25:27

The Complete Passuk

וַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙ הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וַיְהִ֣י עֵשָׂ֗ו אִ֛ישׁ יֹדֵ֥עַ צַ֖יִד אִ֣ישׁ שָׂדֶ֑ה וְיַעֲקֹב֙ אִ֣ישׁ תָּ֔ם יֹשֵׁ֖ב אֹהָלִֽים׃

When the boys grew up, Esav became a skillful hunter, a man of the outdoors; but Yaakov became a mild man who stayed in camp.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Avot de-Rabbi Natan.

TT lemma: ויעקב איש תם.

Sefaria — Avot de-Rabbi Natan

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מְלַמֵּד שֶׁנּוֹלַד יַעֲקֹב אָבִינוּ מָהוּל.

English: This teaches that Yaakov our father was born already circumcised.

On the daf / in context: The description “ish tam” (a complete/wholesome man) is linked to the status of being born circumcised, since Avraham was not called “tamim” until after his circumcision.

Type of Learning

Custom (Avot de-Rabbi Natan — Yaakov born circumcised)

What Is Learned

Yaakov was born already circumcised; the title “ish tam” alludes to that innate completeness.