Derasha on Bamidbar 34:15 · TT unit 1

Parashas Masei · Passuk 34:15 · TT note 1

The Complete Passuk

שְׁנֵ֥י הַמַּטּ֖וֹת וַחֲצִ֣י הַמַּטֶּ֑ה לָקְח֣וּ נַחֲלָתָ֗ם מֵעֵ֛בֶר לְיַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵח֖וֹ קֵ֥דְמָה מִזְרָֽחָה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Bechoros 55a (TT note on “מֵעֵבֶר לְיַרְדֵּן יְרֵחוֹ”).

E-Daf — Bechoros 55a · Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Bechoros 55a
מֵעֵבֶר לְיַרְדֵּן יְרֵחוֹ — הִקִּישׁ יַרְדֵּן לִירִיחוֹ, מַה יְרִיחוֹ אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן אַף יַרְדֵּן אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן.

English: “Across the Jordan of Jericho” — he equated the Jordan with Jericho: just as Jericho is the Land of Canaan, so the Jordan is the Land of Canaan.

Type of Learning

Gezeirah shavah / hekesh — Jordan equated with Jericho for the status of the land.

What Is Learned

The eastern bank of the Jordan that was settled by Reuven, Gad and half-Menashe is treated as part of the Land of Canaan for the relevant halakhic purposes of the border description.