Commentary for Avodah Zarah 50:10
מעשה בתלמידי ר"ע שהיו הולכים לכזיב פגעו בהן ליסטים אמרו להן לאן אתם הולכים אמרו להן לעכו כיון שהגיעו לכזיב פירשו אמרו להן תלמידי מי אתם אמרו להן תלמידי ר"ע אמרו להן אשרי ר"ע ותלמידיו שלא פגע בהן אדם רע מעולם
It once happened that some disciples of R. Akiva were journeying to Khziv. They were overtaken by bandits who asked them where they were going. They replied, “To Acco.” On reaching Khziv they separated from them. The bandits then said to them, “Whose disciples are you?” And they replied, ‘The disciples of R. Akiva” They said, “Happy are R. Akiva and his disciples, for no evil man has ever encountered them.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
In this story, the students of Rabbi Akiva fulfill their teacher’s instructions and lie to the bandits who meet them on the road.
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