בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם יֹ֠שְׁבֵי הֶחֳרָב֨וֹת הָאֵ֜לֶּה עַל־אַדְמַ֤ת יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֹמְרִ֣ים לֵאמֹ֔ר אֶחָד֙ הָיָ֣ה אַבְרָהָ֔ם וַיִּירַ֖שׁ אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ רַבִּ֔ים לָ֛נוּ נִתְּנָ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ לְמוֹרָשָֽׁה׃ (ס)
“Hai anak manusia, orang-orang yang mendiami reruntuhan ini di tanah Israel berkata: Abraham hanya seorang diri, namun ia mewarisi negeri ini; sedangkan kami banyak, kepada kamilah negeri ini diberikan menjadi milik pusaka.”
Tosefta Sotah
Rabbi Akiva expounded, behold it says (Ez. 33:24), "Son of man, those who reside in these ruins [of the Land of Israel], etc."*The full verse reads, "Son of man, those who reside in these ruins of the Land of Israel say, 'Abraham was only one [person] and he inherited the Land. Thus, as for us, who are many, have we not been given the Land as an inheritance?'" And are these words not a kol v'chomer (logical deduction)? Since Abraham, who served only one God, inherited the Land, does it not follow that we, who serve many gods, should also inherit the Land?