Commentary for Kiddushin 51:12
ולר' יוחנן דאמר דבר תורה מעות קונות מאי איכא למימר תנא תקנתא דרבנן קתני:
By dwelling therein.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., by hazakah, possession.');"><sup>20</sup></span> The School of R'Ishmael taught: And ye shall possess it, and dwell therein:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XI, 31.');"><sup>21</sup></span> whereby shall ye possess it?
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
R. Yohanan holds that according to the Torah, even money can acquire objects. He interprets the mishnah as a rabbinic enactment, which offers protection to the purchaser. He will not officially acquire title and responsibility until the object comes into his hand.
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