Commentary for Avodah Zarah 58:13
והתם מנלן אמרי דבי רבי ינאי כפרה כתיב בה כקדשים:
But how do we know that it is so in that case? Those of the school of R. Yannai said: Because atonement is written about it, as with sacrifices.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
How do we know that one may not derive benefit from the red heifer? Because it is an act of atonement, like a sacrifice. And just as one may not derive benefit from sacrifices (except for specifically prohibited acts like eating), so too one may not derive benefit from the heifer.
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