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The graves of non-Jews do not render items impure through a tent, as it is stated: “And you My sheep, the sheep of My pasture, are men [adam]” (Ezekiel 34:31), from which it is derived that you, the Jewish people, are called men [adam] but non-Jews are not called men [adam]. Since the Torah introd
The Talmud raises an objection based upon the verse with regard to captives taken during the war against Midian: “And the persons [nefesh adam] were 16,000” (Numbers 31:40), which indicates that non-Jews are also referred to as adam. The Talmud answers: They are given this title due to the need to d
The Talmud raises another difficulty based upon a verse with regard to the city of Nineveh: “Wherein are more than 120,000 men [adam] that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand, and also much cattle” (Jonah 4:11). The Talmud answers: There, too, the non-Jews are given this titl
The Talmud continues to question R' Shimon’s ruling based upon a verse pertaining to the war against Midian: “Whoever has killed anyone, and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves” (Numbers 31:19). This indicates that non-Jew corpses convey ritual impurity. The Talmud answers: Perhaps a Je
Ravina said that the explanation above is unnecessary: Granted, the verse excluded non-Jews from rendering items impure through a tent, as it is written: “When a man [adam] dies in a tent” (Numbers 19:14); but did the verse exclude them from rendering items impure via touching and carrying? Since n