Derasha 1 on Lech Lecha 13:3

TT #1 · Parashas Lech Lecha · Second Aliyah · Passuk 13:3

Complete Passuk

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ לְמַסָּעָ֔יו מִנֶּ֖גֶב וְעַד־בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל עַד־הַמָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁר־הָ֨יָה שָׁ֤ם אָהֳלֹה֙ בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה בֵּ֥ין בֵּֽית־אֵ֖ל וּבֵ֥ין הָעָֽי׃

He went on his journeys from the Negev as far as Beit-El, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beit-El and Ai.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

TT points to Arachin 16b (Rav Yehuda in the name of Rav / R. Yose b. Chanina): a person should not change his lodging.

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Core Text

Core Text אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר רַב: מִנַּיִין שֶׁלֹּא יְשַׁנֶּה אָדָם מֵאַכְסַנְיָא שֶׁלּוֹ? שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר עַד הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר הָיָה שָׁם אָהֳלוֹ בַּתְּחִלָּה. וְרַבִּי יוֹסֵי בְּרַבִּי חֲנִינָא אָמַר, דִּכְתִיב וַיֵּלֶךְ לְמַסָּעָיו.
English of Core Text: Rav Yehuda said in the name of Rav: from where do we know that a person should not change his lodging? As it is said “to the place where his tent had been at the beginning.” And R. Yose b. Chanina said: from “he went on his journeys.”
On the daf / in context: The two Amoraim differ mainly about occasional versus regular lodging; both use Avram’s return to his original campsite as the source for the practical ethic of loyalty to one’s host/inn.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Returning to the same lodging is treated as a virtue derived from Avram’s itinerary.