Commentary for Chullin 13:16

הרבה כרכים כבשום עולי מצרים ולא כבשום עולי בבל וקסבר

were not re-conquered by those who came up from Babylon,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' At the second settlement in Palestine under Ezra. The Holy land had to be consecrated a second time by the returning exiles, and therefore those towns which were not included in the re-consecration were not part of Palestine. Bethshean was one of the cities not included.');">⁷</span>

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