Commentary for Eruvin 120:4

א"ר יצחק מי סברת למזרח למזרח ביתו למערב למערב ביתו לא למזרח למזרח בנו למערב למערב בנו.

The meaning in fact is not so; EAST denotes the east of the position of HIS SON and WEST denotes the west position of HIS SON.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The position of his house, however, may well have been much further away than that of his 'erub.');">⁶</span> Raba son of R'Shila<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' MS.M., 'Rabbah b. Shila'.');">⁷</span> replied: One may even explain EAST as the east of his house and WEST as the west of his house where, for instance, his house stood in a diagonal direction.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In relation to him and his 'erub.');">⁸</span>

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