Reference for Bava Batra 126:5
והא אע"פ שכתב לו קתני הכי קאמר אע"פ שלא כתב לו כמי שכתב דמי למיקנא עומקא ורומא למיקנא בור ודות ומחילות אי כתב ליה עומקא ורומא קני ואי לא כתב לא קני
he must further insert the words, 'Acquire for thyself possession from the depth of the earth to the height of heaven,' because the space below and above is not transferred automatically.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., along with the house itself without specific mention. For the exact significance of 'depth and height' v. infra. ');"><sup>8</sup></span> Hence the words 'depth and height' avail to transfer the space below and above, while the words 'from the depth of the earth to the height of heaven' avail to transfer a well, a cistern and cavities.
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