In Parshat Ekev (Dvarim 7:9) the following words about the Land of Israel stand out: “… A land where you will lack nothing…”

Sifre (Dvarim, Piska 37), asks: Why the Land of Israel is called tevel (Mishlei 8:26)?

The answer is that every country possesses certain unique qualities that others lack, but the Land of Israel lacks nothing and contains within it the virtues of them all. Therefore, it is described as “a land in which........

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