Commentary for Kiddushin 120:17
<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> על מנת שיש לי בית כור עפר הרי זו מקודשת ויש לו על מנת שיש לי במקום פלוני אם יש לו באותו מקום מקודשת ואם לאו אינה מקודשת על מנת שאראך בית כור עפר הרי זו מקודשת ויראנה ואם הראה בבקעה אינה מקודשת
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
A “bet kor” is the amount of land it takes to grow a kor of produce. In modern terms it is about 17,000 sq. meters, a rather large piece of land. This clause is nearly the same as the end of the previous mishnah.
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Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Land value differs from place to place. It seems here that the woman wants to know that he owns good land, and not a worthless piece of land.
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Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
This is nearly the same as the final section of the previous mishnah. Showing it to her in “the plain” means that he shows her land that is not his. This is not what she thought he meant by his “showing her a bet kor.”
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