Toldos 25:29 · unit 1

TT #14 · Parashas Toldos · Passuk 25:29

The Complete Passuk

וַיָּ֥זֶד יַעֲקֹ֖ב נָזִ֑יד וַיָּבֹ֥א עֵשָׂ֛ו מִן־הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וְה֥וּא עָיֵֽף׃

Once when Yaakov was cooking a stew, Esav came in from the open, famished.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Bava Basra 16b. E-Daf · Sefaria — Bava Basra 16b

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As long as Avraham was alive, Esav did not rebel… That very day Avraham our father passed away.

On the daf / in context: The day Esav returned exhausted is identified as the day of Avraham’s death; Yaakov was preparing the lentil stew of mourning.

Type of Learning

Custom (Bavli — Esav’s first open rebellion on the day of Avraham’s death)

What Is Learned

Esav did not openly rebel while Avraham was alive; the day of the stew is the day Avraham died.