Commentary for Avodah Zarah 90:3

ואף רבי יוסי בר' יהודה סבר אילן שנטעו ולבסוף עבדו אסור דתניא רבי יוסי בר' יהודה אומר מתוך שנאמר אלהיהם על ההרים ולא ההרים אלהיהם אלהיהם על הגבעות ולא גבעות אלהיהם שומע אני תחת כל עץ רענן אלהיהם ולא רענן אלהיהם

Yose son of R. Yehudah likewise holds that a tree which had been planted and was subsequently worshipped is prohibited; for it has been taught: R. Yose son of R. Yehudah says: Since it is stated, “Their gods upon the high mountains,” and not the mountains which are their gods, “Their gods upon the hills,” and not the hills which are their gods. I might have [similarly] thought, “Their gods under every green tree,” and not the green tree itself which is their god,

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