English: R. Yochanan said in the name of R. Shimon b. Yochai: whoever does not leave a son to inherit him — the Holy One, blessed be He, is filled with wrath against him; it is written here “and he has no son, and you shall transfer his inheritance,” and it is written there “a day of wrath is that day.”
Type of Learning
Gezeirah shavah on “evrah.”
What Is Learned
Leaving no male heir is cast in severe moral terms in this derashah.