EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 29:32
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And Leah conceived and bore a son and she called his name Reuven…
Classical source beyond the TT-numbered main ring: Rashi on Bereishis 29:32, citing Berachos 7b.
Lemma: ראובן.
English: Rashi cites the sages: “See the difference between my son and my brother-in-law Esau”: Esau sold the birthright to Jacob, while Reuben did not contest Joseph’s taking of it and even sought to rescue him from the pit.
Derash / classical peirush — not a formal named middah of the 13.
Rashi cites the sages: “See the difference between my son and my brother-in-law Esau”: Esau sold the birthright to Jacob, while Reuben did not contest Joseph’s taking of it and even sought to rescue him from the pit.