Toldos 25:29 · unit 2

TT #15 · 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.

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

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Rabbi Yochanan said: That wicked one committed five transgressions on that day…

On the daf / in context: Each clause of the verse is read as alluding to one of the five sins committed by Esav on the day of Avraham’s death.

Custom (Bavli — five sins of Esav on that day)

On the day Avraham died, Esav committed five grave transgressions; the language of the verse is the source for each of them.