EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 28:10
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And Yaakov went out from Be’er Sheva and went toward Charan.
Classical sources: Bereshis Rabbah 68:6 (on the dual purpose of the departure).
Lemma: ויצא יעקב.
English: “And Yaakov went out from Be’er Sheva and went toward Charan.” This departure was for the sake of two mitzvos: to fulfill the words of his father and to fulfill the words of his mother.
Derash on the verse (Bereshis Rabbah) — not a formal named middah of the 13. One action fulfills two parental directives.
Yaakov’s departure accomplished both his father’s command regarding marriage and his mother’s concern for his safety.