Commentary for Avodah Zarah 109:9

א"ל השתא אי הוי שכיבנא לא אמרי לכו הא מלתא דאמר רב מאי דכתיב (דברים ד, יט) אשר חלק ה' אלהיך אותם לכל העמים מלמד שהחליקן בדברים כדי לטורדן מן העולם

He replied, “Now were I dead, nobody could have told you that which Rav said, ‘What is it that is written, “Which the Lord your God has alloted [halak] to all the nations under the whole heaven” (Deuteronomy 4:19). This teaches that He misled [hehelik] them with matters to banish [idolaters] from the world.’”

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