Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Avodah Zarah 90:5

אלא תחת כל עץ רענן ל"ל ההוא לכדר"ע הוא דאתא דאר"ע אני אובין ואדון לפניך כל מקום שאתה מוצא הר גבוה וגבעה נשאה ועץ רענן דע שיש שם עבודת כוכבים

Why, then, do I need “under every green tree”? This is required in accordance with the teaching of R. Akiva; for R. Akiva said: let me expound and decide [the interpretation] before you: wherever you find a high mountain or elevated hill or green tree, know that an idolatrous object is there.

Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah

The verse “under every green tree” is needed for R. Akiva’s derashah—it tells us where idolatry can be found, but it does not outline the prohibition itself.
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