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For tertian fever, which afflicts one every 3 days, let one bring 7 thorns from 7 palm trees, and 7 slivers from 7 beams, and 7 pegs from 7 bridges, and 7 types of ashes from 7 ovens, and 7 types of dust from 7 door sockets, the hole in which the hinge of the door revolves, and 7 types of tar from
R' Yoḥanan said: For healing a burning fever, let one take a knife that is made entirely of iron, including the handle, and let him go to a place where there is a bush and tie a string of hair to it.
On the 1st day, let him carve the bush a little, and recite: “And an angel of YHWH appeared to him in a flame of fire from within the bush and he looked and behold the bush was aflame in fire and the bush was not consumed” (Exodus 3:2). On the following day, let him carve the bush a little more and
Rav Aḥa, son of Rava, said to Rav Ashi: And let him say: “And YHWH said: Do not come close, take off your shoes from your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground” (Exodus 3:5). This verse is more suited to be recited as an incantation to cure a fever. Rather, on the 1st day, let him r
And when he carves the bush, let him lower himself and cut it close to the ground, and recite as follows: The bush, the bush; not because you are higher than all trees did God rest His Shekhina upon you. Rather, it is because you are lower than all trees did God rested His Shekhina upon you. And ju