Commentary for Avodah Zarah 105:16
תנו רבנן לוה עליה או שנפלה עליה מפולת או שגנבוה ליסטין או שהניחוה הבעלים והלכו למדינת הים
Our Rabbis taught: If he borrowed money against an idol, or an avalanche fell on it, or robbers stole it, or the owners left it behind and journeyed to a distant land,
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In all of these scenarios, the owner hopes to recover his idol and therefore has not annulled it in his heart.
According to the rabbis, when the Canaanites fled when Joshua was conquering the land they intended to return. Therefore, they were not really abandoning their idols.
According to the rabbis, when the Canaanites fled when Joshua was conquering the land they intended to return. Therefore, they were not really abandoning their idols.
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