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Abaye said: This is what the baraita is saying: Until Gamla in the Galilee, i.e., all towns in the Galilee from Gamla southward were surrounded by a wall from the era of Joshua, son of Nun; and likewise, all towns until Gedod in Transjordan, which is the easternmost city, were surrounded by a wall
Rava said a different explanation: The baraita is elucidating the Mishnah, which mentions these cities. The baraita is teaching that the Gamla referred to in the Mishnah is the one in the Galilee, to the exclusion of any Gamla found in other lands, i.e., Judea and Transjordan. Likewise, Gedod is th
The Talmud asks: And is ownership of a house in Jerusalem transferred in perpetuity to the buyer after one year, in the manner of houses of walled cities? But isn’t it taught in a baraita: 10 matters were stated with regard to Jerusalem, one of which is that ownership of a house situated in Jerusal
R' Yoḥanan said: The tanna means that ownership of a house may be transferred in perpetuity in any city that is like Jerusalem, i.e., which is surrounded by a wall from the era of Joshua, son of Nun, but the halakha with regard to such a city is not like Jerusalem itself, since while with regard t
§ With regard to the cities listed in the Mishnah, it is taught in a baraita that R' Yishmael, son of R' Yosei, says: Why did the rabbis count specifically these cities as those walled since the days of Joshua, son of Nun? They counted them because when the exiles ascended to Eretz Yisrael from Baby