Derasha 6 on Vayikra 26:42

Parashas Bechukosai · consolation · Passuk 42 · Unit 6

וְזָכַרְתִּ֖י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֣י יַעֲק֑וֹב וְאַף֩ אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֨י יִצְחָ֜ק וְאַ֨ף אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֧י אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֶזְכֹּ֖ר וְהָאָ֥רֶץ אֶזְכֹּֽר׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Toras Kohanim: a covenant is also cut with the Land.

Core Text
תַּנְיָא: מִנַּיִן שֶׁהַבְּרִית כְּרוּתָה לָאָרֶץ? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר “וְהָאָרֶץ אֶזְכֹּר.”

English: From where do we know that a covenant was cut with the Land? Scripture says, “and I will remember the Land.”

Type of Learning

Covenant-extension derasha.

What Is Learned

The land itself is a party to the covenant, not merely the stage on which it is fulfilled.