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The tanna concluded and taught: All stains from among the non-Jews are pure, from which it may be inferred: And even from Tarmod. This indicates that in all places inhabited by non-Jews there is no need to be concerned about stains. And R' Yoḥanan said: That is to say, one accepts converts from Ta
And if you would say that R' Yoḥanan specifically emphasized: That is to say, i.e., he meant that this conclusion may be logically inferred from the Mishnah, and yet he himself does not hold by this opinion, but didn’t R' Yoḥanan state a principle that the halakha is in accordance with the ruling of
§ The Talmud asks: And what is the reason that the rabbis do not accept converts from Tarmod? R' Yoḥanan and the Elders disagree about this matter. Although they concur that converts from Tarmod are not accepted, they disagree with regard to the reason. One of them said that it is due to the servant
The Talmud comments: Granted, according to the one who said that it is due to the servants of Solomon, this is logical, as he holds that in the case of a non-Jew or a slave who had sex with a Jewish woman, the offspring is a mamzer. Accordingly, as the servants of Solomon were slaves and they had
The Talmud elaborates: One of them said that 12,000 men and 6,000 archers came from Tarmod, and the other one said that there were 12,000 men, of whom 6,000 were archers. When the non-Jews entered the Sanctuary during the conquest of Jerusalem, they all turned to plunder the silver and the gold they