Derasha on Bamidbar 33:49 · TT unit 1

Parashas Masei · Passuk 33:49 · TT note 1

The Complete Passuk

וַיַּחֲנ֤וּ עַל־הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ מִבֵּ֣ית הַיְשִׁמֹ֔ת עַ֖ד אָבֵ֣ל הַשִּׁטִּ֑ים בְּעַֽרְבֹ֖ת מוֹאָֽב׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Eruvin 55b (TT note on “מִבֵּית הַיְשִׁמֹת”).

E-Daf — Eruvin 55b · Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Eruvin 55b
אָמַר רַבָּה בַּר בַּר חָנָה: לְדִידִי חֲזוּ לִי הַהוּא אַתְרָא וַהֲוֵי תְּלָתָא פַּרְסֵי עַל תְּלָתָא פַּרְסֵי.

English: Rabbah bar bar Chanah said: I myself saw that place, and it was three parasangs by three parasangs.

Type of Learning

Aggadic measurement / eyewitness tradition about the size of the encampment area.

What Is Learned

The stretch from Beit HaYeshimot to Avel HaShittim was a substantial area (three by three parasangs) — the size of the Israelite camp in the steppes of Moab.