Commentary for Eruvin 123:5

ר' אליעזר בן יעקב סבר כיון דעובד כוכבים חשוד אשפיכות דמים תרי דשכיחי דדיירי גזרו בהו חד לא שכיח לא גזרו ביה רבנן

Rather say: All agree that a heathen's dwelling is legally no valid dwelling, but the point at issue between them<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Meir and R. Eliezer b. Jacob.');">⁹</span> here is the question whether a law<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Subjecting an Israelite to the necessity of renting the heathen's share every Sabbath eve.');">¹⁰</span> had been instituted as a preventive measure against the possibility of an Israelite's learning to imitate his<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The heathen's.');">¹¹</span>

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