Commentary for Eruvin 122:6

לא תימא עיר דומיא דמערה אלא אימא מערה דומיא דעיר מה עיר ישיבה אף מערה ישיבה ורבי עקיבא היא דאמר אין לו ממקום עירובו אלא אלפים אמה ובשבת מודי

but not where he only deposited his 'erub in it. Now whose view could this<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the privilege (cf. supra n. 9) is restricted to the case of actual Stay in the town and does not extend to that of an 'erub deposited in it.');">¹⁷</span> represent? If it be suggested: It is th of R'Akiba, the difficulty would arise: What was the point in speaking of a deserted town when the same ruling applies also to one that is inhabited.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Akiba having ruled that even where a man deposited his 'erub in an inhabited town he may walk no further than two thousand cubits.');">¹⁸</span>

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