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4) Mishnah and Tosefta: a synoptic comparison of the tractates Berakhot and Shebiit, by Alberdina Houtman. Mohr Siebeck, Tubingen 1996. 30
31 Introduction to this edition of the Tosefta I tried to write a translation and a commentary on the Tosefta which would be equally interesting and insightful to an experienced scholar or a novice student of Jewish classical Torah literature. I have tried to write it in a way that even a person who does not know any Hebrew and does not have any background in the study of the Oral Torah will still be able to navigate through the complicated maze of its logic and enjoy the journey while doing so. I hope I have succeeded. I did not intend for this work to be a critical edition of the Tosefta that sites all possible text variations, since that has already been done by Zuckermandel and Lieberman. My goal was to create a single flowing authoritative text so that the reader can enjoy the book and not worry which reading is better or worse. Therefore instead of using the text of the Tosefta from a single manuscript with footnotes of other readings, like Zuckermandel and Lieberman have done before me, I have carefully edited the original Hebrew text of the Tosefta from all available manuscripts and have chosen the best possible readings that make most sense. If the text that I have chosen came either from the Vienna, Erfurt or London manuscripts I have not noted so in the commentary. However, if I have chosen the text from a Geniza fragment or from some other source then I have stated so in the notes and explained my reasoning behind it. Generally I have not used the text of the Tosefta from any of the printed editions since they are not very authoritative. However there are a few places where I had to use the text from the printed editions, because otherwise the text did not flow or make any sense. In such cases I have stated in the notes which words or phrases were taken from the printed editions and why. I did not change any readings based on logic, even if it has been suggested by other commentators. All of the readings have an original textual source. The source for the text of all manuscripts that I have used for this edition of the Tosefta is the Bar Ilan University Jewish Studies Department Tosefta Repository located at http://www.biu.ac.il/JS/tannaim/. Whenever there is a doubt of what the manuscript reading should be I have consulted the scanned images of the Vienna and Erfurt manuscripts, as well as of the first printed
Page 1 and 2: Tosefta Berachot Translated into En
Page 3: Dedicated to my grandfather, Peter
Page 6 and 7: Introduction to the Tosefta The Tos
Page 8 and 9: transmitted disease, gonorrhea. Sin
Page 10 and 11: There are four Masechtot in the Mis
Page 12 and 13: # First Edition, Venice 1521 Chasde
Page 14 and 15: Avraham. He sold it in the month of
Page 17 and 18: 17 The Vienna Manuscript, folio 15.
Page 19 and 20: 19 The Schocken Manuscript. Bava Me
Page 21 and 22: 21 Oldest extant Geniza Fragment of
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Page 25 and 26: 25 Tosefta from the Rishonim (Medie
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Page 35 and 36: 35 Introduction to Masechta Beracho
Page 37 and 38: 37 Berachot, Chapter 1 Tractate Ber
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81 allowed to lead the prayers. How
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83 applies to the opinion of the Ta
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85 comforting mourners is exempt fr
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87 matter what.” 8 Notes: 1. Mish
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89 1. Mishna Berachot 3:6 states a
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91 inquisitor who was standing by t
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93 2. Terms ןבת (Teven) and שק
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95 4. Since he was wearing underwea
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97 Shmoneh Esreh] a person must mov
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99 it, he [may] not read [the Shema
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101 1. The Tosefta continues on the
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103 may not put [his Tefillin] on [
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105 Plan of Stabian Baths, Pompeii,
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107 Berachot, Chapter 3 Tractate Be
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109 7. The hours which are used in
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111 10. Again the Tanna Kama simply
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113 the altar. Therefore the Torah
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115 Esreh] either after the morning
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117 does not remember the words so
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119 became a heretic. Rebbi Akiva w
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121 “… and three times a day he
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123 5. As was explained in note 4 o
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125 (sanctification)] 6 he says 7 ,
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127 of the day in Birkat Hamazon 5
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129 3. The 9 th Beracha of Shmoneh
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131 Shacharit and Mincha 10 he woul
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133 Talmud Bavli (Berachot 28b). Ou
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135 prays eight [Berachot in the Mu
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137 [should] direct their hearts to
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139 donkey [and it came time to pra
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141 5. On Purim it is a rabbinical
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143 Roman paved road in the city of
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145 Tractate Berachot, Chapter 3 To
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147 they say one [Beracha]. [In] a
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149 Such is the road (i.e. course o
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151 The Tosefta says that the Berac
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153 to us constantly repeating our
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155 two, one about the heretics and
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157 Samaritans on Mount Gerizim in
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161 3. Literally “apple wine”.
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163 probably due to Greek influence
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165 It should be noted that Rebbi E
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167 3. The Hebrew word אמיגרת
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169 Blessed are You Hashem, our God
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171 correct one for the made produc
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175 3. I have explained the Tosefta
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177 he learned that it means what i
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179 have reclined for the main meal
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181 versions see Mareh Hapanim on T
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183 Rabbanan (Our Rabbis have taugh
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185 2. As opposed to one person mak
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187 Tanach. It would appear from ou
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189 a specific type of bread althou
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191 say like this and your friends
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193 1. The Tosefta continues on the
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195 It happened [once] with Rebbi T
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5. ְ ָ ּוני ֵהֹל ֱא 'ה
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199 then at the time [of God’s] m
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201 ‘Yehudah said to his brothers
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203 2. King David whose descendants
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205 king, Shaul was hiding among so
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207 less than 1 hour. Talmud Bavli
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209 and the person did not go far a
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211 Figs growing on a Common Fig tr
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213 of the olives fell down. See De
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217 comment on Rebbi Yehudah’s op
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219 3. Since Rebbi Yehudah was ther
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221 reading in the Vienna and Erfur
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225 couch), “lectus summus” (up
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227 4. However if there are five or
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229 Talmud Bavli (Berachot 47a) say
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231 him in the dining room. See Ram
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235 makes the Beracha (blessing) on
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237 2. The reason for washing hands
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239 cleanliness. Therefore since te
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241 I do not like the explanation o
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243 exempt from Birkat Hamazon and
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245 “gave”. Gibeonites came to
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247 Rabbis in Talmudic times who di
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249 3. Since a Tumtum’s sexual or
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251 such a reason is not mentioned
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253 the Rabbis and by pure Torah la
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255 1. Mishna Berachot 7:2 states t
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257 really agrees with the Mishna t
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259 something that a person should
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261 3. This is the way this Tosefta
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263 4. See above Tosefta 3:26. Trac
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265 either private or public, and a
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269 (Zevach) means “something tha
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271 for people traveling to take la
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273 mentioned in Mishna Berachot 8:
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275 there would be no Kiddush; henc
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277 Bava Metzia 59b) who says that
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279 cup onto its outside, and the c
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281 which does not flow with the fa
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283 impurity (Shlishi Letumah), as
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285 picked up. If he is uneducated
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287 (Berachot 8:5, Daf 60a). The re
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289 7. The reason for the argument
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291 Hillel do not argue about Birka
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293 Hillel the order is as follows:
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295 Who creates the lights of fire.
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297 9. This is referring to a regul
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299 Tosefta says “or two”, impl
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301 fire], until he [can] see the f
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303 For more information about diff
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305 fire] the whole night [of Satur
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307 fire on Shabbat in the first pl
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309 was over. Talmud Bavli (Pesachi
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311 smelling spices] once [in the b
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313 introduced in Mishna Berachot 7
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315 a Beracha before [eating food]?
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317 would simply provide additional
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319 officials so that they do not k
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321 4:21, 4:40, 5:15, 7:16, 12:9, 1
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325 of us? How many different types
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327 daughter, but then decided not
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329 10. Reaping is the step of the
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331 Wheat Sheaves in a field. Photo
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333 16. Once the grain was ground i
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335 Wool combs. Photo: www.mamaliz.
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337 Replica of a warp weighted Roma
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341 this list in the Tosefta are ta
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343 Talmudic times they were consid
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345 to disperse in the air. I think
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347 The belief in the resurrection
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349 originally created. This is of
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351 is the Beraita referring to, th
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353 8. Since in ancient times the s
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355 able to see the opposite shorel
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357 4. King David proclaimed in Teh
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359 6. Grain and wine in the barrel
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361 (Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, The Living
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363 because it mentions the Beracha
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365 the Sukkah is disputed by both
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367 branch of a date palm), Hadasim
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369 Tzitzit strings tied to a corne
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371 President George Bush Jr. of th
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373 12. The Mitzvah of Tefillin rea
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375 himself or for someone else he
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379 Hashem, Who establishes the cov
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381 to be circumcised. For the stor
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383 Romans that particularly target
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385 {U}Lehatif Mehen Dam Brit Sheil
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387 Beracha. Therefore they imply t
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389 extremely unlikely that the Tan
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391 2. For a description of what Te
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6. ְ ּוני ֵהֹל ֱא 'ה ה
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395 Mitzvah of washing hands. The r
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397 [the city] in peace, he [should
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399 Yochai. The confusion in the ma
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401 peace and you will take me out
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403 Caldarium from the Roman bathho
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405 a robe, but he (i.e. the servan
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407 person who does it out of his o
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409 belt. This Tosefta adds another
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411 sling was essentially a leather
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413 why rules in God’s palace are
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415 on Yom Kippur it was never pron
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417 concordance to the Dead Sea scr
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419 meaning in this case, because C
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421 them bless Your glorious name.
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423 was coming from Bet Lechem and
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425 God, and as can be seen from Gi
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427 Elder, but as a separate statem
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429 transmission of the Torah (see
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431 6. For the description of the c
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433 άνδρόγυνος, 245 Αί
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435 Abahu, 9 Abaye, 402 Abba, 119 A
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437 Aswan, 338 attic, 121, 289 Atya
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439 British, 15, 332 bromide, 238 b
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441 door, 74, 91, 178, 301, 428 doo
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443 Greeks, 60, 132, 163, 223, 338,
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445 Magnesium, 238 Magog, 60 Mamzer
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447 Pompeii, 105, 143, 396 ponchos,
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449 Steinsaltz, 305 Strata, 142 Str
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