But this you shall not eat of those that chew the cud or of those that have the split hoof that is cloven: the camel and the hare and the hyrax, for they chew the cud but do not have a split hoof; they are unclean to you.
English: “The cloven one” — Rav Chanan bar Rava said: The shesuah is a creature unto itself that has two backs and two spines. Now, was Moshe Rabbeinu a hunter or an archer? Rather, from here is a reply to one who says the Torah is not from Heaven.
On the daf / in context: The Torah’s precise knowledge of a rare anatomical anomaly is cited as evidence of its divine origin.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Chullin) — the shesuah as proof of Torah from Heaven.
What Is Learned
The shesuah is a distinct creature with two backs and two spines; Moshe’s knowledge of it demonstrates that the Torah is from Heaven.