Derasha 1 on Bereishis 33:17

TT #34 · Parashas Vayishlach · Passuk 33:17

Complete Passuk

וְיַעֲקֹב֙ נָסַ֣ע סֻכֹּ֔תָה וַיִּ֥בֶן ל֖וֹ בָּ֑יִת וּלְמִקְנֵ֙הוּ֙ עָשָׂ֣ה סֻכֹּ֔ת עַל־כֵּ֛ן קָרָ֥א שֵׁם־הַמָּק֖וֹם סֻכּֽוֹת׃

And Yaakov journeyed to Sukkot and built himself a house, and for his cattle he made booths; therefore he called the name of the place Sukkot.

Chabad · Genesis 33:17

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Bereshit Rabbah 78:16.

Sefaria · Bereshit Rabbah 78:16

Core Text of Chazal

ויבן לו בית — זה בית המדרש.

“And he built himself a house” — this is a house of study.

On the daf / in context

The Midrash identifies the house Yaakov built as a beit midrash.

Type of Learning

Derash on the house (Bereshit Rabbah).

What Is Learned

Yaakov’s house at Sukkot is understood as a place of Torah study.