Derasha 1 on Bereishis 2:24

TT #110 · Parashas Bereishis · Second Aliyah · Passuk 24

Complete Passuk

עַל־כֵּן֙ יַֽעֲזָב־אִ֔ישׁ אֶת־אָבִ֖יו וְאֶת־אִמּ֑וֹ וְדָבַ֣ק בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְהָי֖וּ לְבָשָׂ֥ר אֶחָֽד׃

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Source Citation

TT points to Sanhedrin 58a (verified).

E-Daf image (Sanhedrin 58a)

Core Text

Core Textרַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר: אָבִיו — זוֹ אֵשֶׁת אָבִיו, אִמּוֹ — אִמּוֹ מַמָּשׁ.
English of Core Text: Rabbi Akiva says: “His father” — this means his father’s wife; “his mother” — his mother literally.
On the daf / in context: In the derivation of the sexual prohibitions for Benei Noach, Rabbi Akiva reads “his father” as the father’s wife (step-mother).
Type of Learning: Custom (scope of “his father” for Noachide law)
What Is Learned: For the children of Noach, “leaving his father” includes the prohibition of the father’s wife.