Commentary for Eruvin 112:8

נמצא מגרש רביע טפי מתלתא נינהו

explained this to me. Such a proportion is possible in the case of a town whose area is two thousand by two thousand cubits. For what is the area of its limits?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. the stretch of land two thousand cubits in width around it.');">²⁴</span> Sixteen [million square cubits].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 2000 by 2000 cubits on each of its four sides: 2000 X 2000 X 4 = 16,000,000 square cubits.');">²⁵</span>

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