Derasha 2 on Bereishis 3:21

TT #147 · Parashas Bereishis · Third Aliyah · Passuk 21

Complete Passuk

וַיַּ֩עַשׂ֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים לְאָדָ֧ם וּלְאִשְׁתּ֛וֹ כׇּתְנ֥וֹת ע֖וֹר וַיַּלְבִּשֵֽׁם׃

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Source Citation

TT points to Niddah 25a (verified).

E-Daf image (Niddah 25a)

Core Text

Core Textדָּרַשׁ רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן חֲנַנְיָה: וַיַּעַשׂ ה׳ אֱלֹהִים לְאָדָם וּלְאִשְׁתּוֹ כׇּתְנוֹת עוֹר וַיַּלְבִּשֵׁם — מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאֵין הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עוֹשֶׂה עוֹר לָאָדָם אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן נוֹצַר.
English of Core Text: Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananyah expounded: “And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skin and clothed them” — this teaches that the Holy One, blessed be He, does not make skin for a person unless he has already been formed.
On the daf / in context: The order of formation precedes the making of skin/garments; used in discussions of fetal development.
Type of Learning: Custom (order of formation and skin)
What Is Learned: Skin (or the garment of skin) is provided only after the person has been formed.