Commentary for Avodah Zarah 53:9
מאי בינייהו ערבי מהול וגבנוני מהול איכא בינייהו מאן דאמר המול ימול איכא ומ"ד את בריתי תשמור ליכא
What practical difference is there between these two? The case of a circumcised Arab or a circumcised Gibeonite: According to the one who said, “he who is circumcised shall circumcise” he may, but according to the one who says, “And as for you, you shall keep my covenant.”
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The Talmud will now struggle to find a practical difference between these two amoraim. The first suggestion is a non-Jew who is circumcised. R. Yohanan would allow because such a person is circumcised. Rav would not because this person is not part of the covenant.
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