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Joseph’s Well at Dothan, Palestine 1900

Bava Batra 64: מוֹכֵר בְּעַיִן יָפָה מוֹכֵר

jyungar August 28, 2024

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The Gemara on our daf continues the discussion of what rights are included in a standard sale agreement of a house or a piece of land. The Mishna teaches that someone who sells a house does not include the bor (pit) or dut (cistern), even if he included the terms umka ve-ruma – to the depths and heights – in the contract. These structures are considered to be separate from the house, and are, therefore, not included in its sale.

We explore the archeology of Tel Dothan and the purported references to Joseph’s passage there in Gen 37:

The man said, “They have traveled on from here, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dotan.’” Yosef went after his brothers and found them in Dotan.

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