Commentary for Kiddushin 52:8
ואלא מאי לדמי ניקנינהו ניהליה במשיכה אלא דליתיה למקבל מתנה ה"נ דליתיה למקבל מתנה
He went and purchased [a field] a quarter [kab's sowing] in area<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' On the basis that two sela'im (twelve kabs) of seed are required for 5,000 sq. cubits; 'Er. 23b.');"><sup>9</sup></span> and declared: 'Let a square handbreadth<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A handbreadth one sixth of a cubit.');"><sup>10</sup></span> belong to So-and-so, and with it go a hundred sheep and a hundred barrels':<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And the recipient acquired the land by one of the recognised methods.');"><sup>11</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The problem with it being money is that the recipient could have just taken the money and acquired it through meshikhah. And if we say that the recipient is absent, then how could symbolic exchange have been done. This is why his only option was through land.
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