Commentary for Eruvin 112:9

אייתי ארבעה דמתא שדי עלייהו אכתי תילתא הוי

What is the area of the corners?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The corner spaces between the limits just described.');">²⁶</span> Also sixteen [million square cubits].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The area of each corner being 2000 X 2000 square cubits the total area of the four corners is 2000 X 2000 X 4 = 16,000,000 square cubits.');">²⁷</span> Deducting [for the open spaces] eight [million square cubits]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the Torah enjoined to surround the whole city with a strip of one thousand cubits wide, one 1000 by 2000 cubits on each of the four sides 2,000,000 X 4 = 8,000,000 sq. cubits.');">²⁸</span> front the limits, and four [million square cubits]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' One 1000 by 1000 cubits in each of the four corners = 1,000,000 X 4 = 4,000,000 sq. cubits.');">²⁹</span>

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