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the disciple in corruption of Nimrod the wicked, who caused the entire world to rebel against Me during his reign by advising the Generation of the Dispersion to build a tower in order to fight the Hosts of Heaven, how many are the years of a person altogether? 70 years, and if he is with strength,
In contrast, from the earth to the first firmament of 7 (see Ḥagiga 12b) is a walking distance of 500 years, and the thickness of the firmament is a walking distance of 500 years, which is equal to approximately 1. 8 1,000,000 parasangs, and between each firmament is another walking distance of 500
In a discussion related to the structure of the natural world, A baraita states: The Jewish rabbis say the celestial sphere of the zodiac is stationary, and the constellations revolve in their place within the sphere; and the rabbis of the non-Jewish nations say the entire celestial sphere revolves,
Rav Aḥa bar Ya’akov strongly objects to this proof: And perhaps the stars are stationary within the sphere like the steel socket of a mill, which remains stationary while the stones of the mill revolve around it. Alternatively, perhaps they are stationary like the pivot of a door, which remains s
The Talmud presents a similar dispute: The Jewish rabbis say that during the day the sun travels beneath the firmament and is therefore visible, and at night it travels above the firmament. And the rabbis of the non-Jewish nations say that during the day the sun travels beneath the firmament, and at