And to his father he sent the following: ten donkeys laden with the best of Egypt, and ten she-donkeys laden with grain, bread, and provisions for his father for the journey.
English: What is “the best of Egypt”? Rabbi Binyamin bar Yefet said in the name of Rabbi Elazar: He sent him aged wine, for the mind of the elderly is soothed by it.
On the daf / in context: “The best of Egypt” is identified as old wine, chosen because it is particularly suitable for an elderly person.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Bavli) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned
Among the gifts Yosef sent to Yaakov was aged wine, because the minds of the elderly are eased by it.