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Ramban on Genesis 33:17/רמב"ן על בראשית ל״ג:י״ז
אוַיִּבֶן לוֹ בָּיִת יִתָּכֵן כִּי הָיָה הַמָּקוֹם מָקוֹם אֵין שָׁם עִיר, וְהֻצְרַךְ לִבְנוֹת לוֹ בַּיִת וְלַעֲשׂוֹת סֻכּוֹת, אוֹ "וַיִּבֶן לוֹ בַּיִת", שֶׁבָּנָה לוֹ בַּיִת גָּדוֹל וּבוֹ מִגְדַּל עֹז לְהִשָּׂגֵב מִפְּנֵי עֵשָׂו:
1AND HE BUILT FOR HIMSELF A HOUSE. It is possible that the place was a location which had no city, and he therefore found it necessary to build for himself a house and make booths for his cattle. Or it may be that the expression, and he built for himself a house, means that he built for himself a large house with a strong tower to fortify himself against Esau.