Toldos 26:33 · EXTRA

Parashas Toldos · Passuk 26:33

The Complete Passuk

וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֹתָ֖הּ שִׁבְעָ֑ה עַל־כֵּ֤ן שֵׁם־הָעִיר֙ בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁ֔בַע עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

He named it Shivah; therefore the name of the city is Be’er-sheva to this day.

Rashi on Bereishis 26:33 (classical source on this passuk; not listed as a numbered Torah Temimah unit here).

Lemma / focus: שבעה.

Core Text

עַל שֵׁם הַבְּרִית.

English: After the name of the covenant (the oath).

On the daf / in context: The well and the city name record the oath sworn between Yitzchak and Avimelech.

Derash on the verse (Rashi) — not a formal named middah of the 13: Shivah is linked to the swearing of the covenant.

He named the well Shivah after the oath of the covenant; that is why the city is called Be’er-sheva to this day.