Eikev 8:8 · unit 1

Parashas Eikev · Passuk 8:8

The Complete Passuk

אֶ֤רֶץ חִטָּה֙ וּשְׂעֹרָ֔ה וְגֶ֥פֶן וּתְאֵנָ֖ה וְרִמּ֑וֹן אֶֽרֶץ־זֵ֥ית שֶׁ֖מֶן וּדְבָֽשׁ׃

a land of wheat and barley, of vines, figs, and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey;

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Berachos 41a.

TT lemma: ארץ חטה וגו' (unit 1 of 3).

Sefaria — Berachos 41a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
ארץ חטה וגו'. א"ר יוסף ואיתימא ר' יצחק, ארץ חטה ושעורה גפן ותאנה ורמון ארץ זית שמן ודבש, כל המוקדם בפסוק קודם לברכה [שם מ"א א']

English: R’ Yosef, and some say R’ Yitzchak, said: “A land of wheat and barley, vine and fig and pomegranate, a land of olive oil and honey” — whatever is earlier in the verse takes precedence for the blessing.

On the daf / in context: Berachos 41a; Shulchan Aruch O.C. 211.

Type of Learning

Custom (order of the seven species for berachot)

What Is Learned

Priority among the seven species for the blessing follows their order of appearance in this verse (with the double “land” affecting the count).