Commentary for Avodah Zarah 20:3
כל יומא הוה שדר ליה דהבא פריכא במטראתא וחיטי אפומייהו אמר להו אמטיו חיטי לרבי אמר [ליה רבי] לא צריכנא אית לי טובא אמר ליהוו למאן דבתרך דיהבי לבתראי דאתו בתרך ודאתי מינייהו ניפוק עלייהו
Every day Antoninus sent Rabbi gold-dust in a leather bag, with wheat at the top, saying [to his servants]: “Carry the wheat to Rabbi!” Rabbi sent back to him, “I do not need it, I have enough of my own.” He answered, “Leave it then to those who will come after you, so that they might give it to those who will come after me, for your descendants and those who will follow them will hand it over to them.”
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
In this story, Antoninus sends gold to Rabbi, but disguises it as dust. Antoninus seems to think of this as some sort of long term deposit. Antoninus’s descendants will eventually be paid back.
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