Derasha 3 on Bereishis 5:2

TT #184 · Parashas Bereishis · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 2

Complete Passuk

זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בְּרָאָ֑ם וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹתָ֗ם וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמָם֙ אָדָ֔ם בְּי֖וֹם הִבָּֽרְאָֽם׃

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

TT points to Yevamos 61b (verified).

E-Daf image (Yevamos 61b)

Core Text

Core Textתָּנֵי, בֵּית הִלֵּל אוֹסְרִים: לֹא יִבָּטֵל אָדָם מִפְּרִיָּה וּרְבִיָּה אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן יֵשׁ לוֹ בָּנִים זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בְּרָאָם.
English of Core Text: It was taught: Beis Hillel forbid [ceasing]: A man may not desist from procreation unless he has children, a male and a female, as it is said “male and female He created them.”
On the daf / in context: Beis Hillel’s standard for the fulfillment of peru u-revu is derived from the creation of both genders.
Type of Learning: Custom (requirement of male and female offspring)
What Is Learned: According to Beis Hillel one has not fulfilled the mitzvah of procreation until one has both a son and a daughter.