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and it was the same in area as that which stretches from the city of Bei Mikhsei until the fortress of Tulbanki: Its length 22 parasangs and its width 6 parasangs, 132 square parasangs, which is 2,112 square mil.
§ The Talmud relates that R' Ḥelbo, R' Avira, and R' Yosei bar Ḥanina happened to come on one occasion to a certain place. The locals brought before these rabbis a peach [afarseka] that was as large as a stewpot [ilpas] of Kefar Hino. The Talmud asks: And how big is a stewpot of Kefar Hino? The T
In the following year, R' Elazar happened to come to that same place, and they brought a peach before him. He held it in his hand, as the peach was small enough for him to grasp in one hand, and He said: in reference to the change in size of the fruit from the previous year: “A fruitful land into
§ Once R' Yehoshua ben Levi happened to come to Gavla, in the Golan, and he saw those clusters of vines that were standing as large as calves. He said to the locals: Calves are standing between the grapevines and you are not concerned that they will cause damage? They said to him: They are clusters
The following year, R' Ḥiyya happened to come to that same place, and he saw clusters that were standing as large as goats. He said: Goats are standing between the grapevines. They said to him: Go away; do not do to us what your colleague has done. R' Yehoshua ben Levi’s curse was already fulfilled,