Derasha 3 on Bereishis 1:2

TT #12 · Parashas Bereishis · First Aliyah · Passuk 2

Complete Passuk

וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

TT points to Chagigah 12a (verified).

E-Daf image (Chagigah 12a)

Core Text

Core Textתֹּהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם — מִכָּאן שֶׁתֹּהוּ וָבֹהוּ, חֹשֶׁךְ, רוּחַ וּמַיִם כֻּלָּם בְּיוֹם רִאשׁוֹן נִבְרְאוּ.
English of Core Text: “Tohu and bohu and darkness upon the face of the deep and the spirit of God hovering upon the face of the waters” — from here [we learn] that tohu and bohu, darkness, spirit and water were all created on the first day.
On the daf / in context: The same first-day list is supported by reading the entire second verse as describing entities already present on day one.
Type of Learning: Custom (day-one inventory from the verse)
What Is Learned: The elements named in the second verse were all created on the first day.