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as if it was appended onto it. The Talmud explains: And the fact that Ursa Major follows Pleiades, it is as if Ursa Major is saying to Pleiades: Give me back my children, my two stars. As it is related: When God sought to bring a flood into the world, He took two stars from Pleiades and brought the
The Talmud asks: And return it, why did God not restore the original two stars to Pleiades? The Talmud answers: A pit cannot be filled by its own earth; when a pit is excavated, the earth that was excavated from it is insufficient to refill it. Alternatively, one could say that a prosecutor canno
The Talmud argues: Then God should have created two other new stars for Pleiades. The Talmud responds: “There is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Rav Naḥman said: In the future, God will restore those same stars to Ursa Major, as it is stated: “Or can you guide [tanḥem] Ursa Major wit
And we learned in the Mishnah that over zeva’ot one recites the blessing: Whose strength and power fill the world. The Talmud asks: What are zeva’ot? Rav Ketina said: An earthquake. The Talmud relates: Rav Ketina was once walking along the road when he came to the entrance of the house of a necroma
Rav Ketina said: The necromancer is a liar and his statements are lies. If so, it would necessitate an earthquake followed by another earthquake, one for each tear. The Talmud remarks: That is not so, as it indeed causes an earthquake followed by another earthquake; and the fact that Rav Ketina di