Toldos 26:19 · unit 1

TT #22 · Parashas Toldos · Passuk 26:19

The Complete Passuk

וַיַּחְפְּר֥וּ עַבְדֵֽי־יִצְחָ֖ק בַּנָּ֑חַל וַיִּ֨מְצְאוּ־שָׁ֔ם בְּאֵ֖ר מַ֥יִם חַיִּֽים׃

But when Yitzchak’s servants, digging in the wadi, found there a well of spring water,

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Berachos 56b. E-Daf · Sefaria — Berachos 56b

אָמַר רַב חָנִין: הָרוֹאֶה בְּאֵר בַּחֲלוֹם רוֹאֶה שָׁלוֹם…

One who sees a well in a dream sees peace, as it is said, “And Yitzchak’s servants dug… and found there a well of living water.”

On the daf / in context: A well of living water in a dream is interpreted either as peace or as Torah.

Type of Learning

Custom (Bavli — dream of a well: peace or Torah)

What Is Learned

Seeing a well in a dream signifies peace (or Torah); the verse of the well of living water is the source.