English: Dostai son of Rabbi Yannai said in the name of Rabbi Meir… Yitzchak reasoned: Since blessing rests only on the work of one’s hands, he arose and sowed.
On the daf / in context: The blessing promised earlier is understood to require human effort; Yitzchak therefore sowed in order to receive the blessing of the land.
Type of Learning
Custom (Tosefta — blessing rests on the work of one’s hands)
What Is Learned
Blessing rests only on the work of one’s hands; Yitzchak therefore sowed so that the promised blessing of the land could take effect.