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to a bonfire, where the fire is in the center and pots surround it. Similarly, the table of an am ha'aretz is arranged with the food in the center and is surrounded by plates.
R' Yoḥanan asked: How should the bed of Torah scholars be kept? He replied: It is acceptable as long as there is nothing except sandals beneath it during the summer, and shoes beneath it during the winter, i.e., winter. And the bed of an am ha'aretz is similar to a cluttered [balus] storehouse, as
§ Having mentioned R' Bena’a, the Talmud relates an incident in which he was involved. R' Bena’a was marking burial caves for the purpose of helping to prevent the contracting of ritual impurity. When he arrived at the cave of Abraham, i.e., the Cave of Machpelah, he encountered Eliezer, the serva
R' Bena’a said to him: Go tell him that Bena’a is standing at the entrance, so that he should assume an appropriate position to receive a visitor. Eliezer said to him: Let him, i.e., R' Bena’a, enter, since it is known that there is no evil inclination in this higher world, so it is not inappropr
When he arrived at the cave of Adam the first man, who is buried in the same area, a bat kol emerged and said: You gazed upon the likeness of My image, i.e., Abraham, who is similar to the image of Adam the first man. Do not gaze upon My image itself, i.e., Adam the first man, about whom the verse