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Our daf is a continuation of the Gemara as the rabbis discuss the implication of this Mishna. What happens if one is pulling donkey drivers or labourers who then pull with them the merchandise in question? Does one acquire through these actions, or perhaps when the merchandise is unloaded? But what if the merchandise is not unloaded after all?
The Gemara notes that in Masechet Kiddushin (26a), a Mishna teaches that guaranteed property, ie. land, is acquired through money, a bill, or possession. Movable property is acquired through pulling. A number of rabbis clarified this: movable property that is typically moved by lifted is also acquired by lifting - but not by pulling.
We explore the notion of land possession with regards to Eretz Yisrael both in ancient times and in the religious zionist movement.