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Didn’t we learn in a Mishnah that R' Eliezer says: If a person left his Shabbat limit by walking two cubits beyond it, he may reenter his original limit; but if he left his Shabbat limit by walking 3 cubits beyond it, he may not reenter. What, is it not that R' Eliezer follows his standard line of
The Talmud explains that the 4 cubits that the rabbis gave a person are regarded here as being subsumed within his original limit, and it is for this reason that he said: He may reenter his original limit. Apparently he is of the opinion that the subsuming of one Shabbat limit within another is some
Rabba bar bar Ḥana said to Abaye: Do you raise an objection against our Master, Rabba, from the statement of R' Eliezer? But isn’t the halakha in accordance with the opinion of R' Eliezer? Abaye said to him: Yes, as I heard from our Master himself that the Rabbis disagree with R' Eliezer only with
The Mishnah teaches: All who go out to save lives may return to their original locations on Shabbat. The Talmud asks: Does this mean that he may return to his original place even if he went out more than 2,000 cubits beyond his limit? Didn’t the first clause say that a person who was permitted to tr
Rav Yehuda said that Rav said: What this means is that they may return with their weapons to their original locations, provided they are within 2,000 cubits. The Talmud asks: What is the difficulty with returning home in this situation? Perhaps in the case where people went out to fight and save l