Commentary for Kiddushin 142:14
לתחתית בדיגלת עד היכא אמר רב שמואל עד אפמייא תתאה תרתי אפמייא הויין חדא עיליתא וחדא תתייתא חדא כשירה וחדא פסולה ובין חדא לחדא פרסה וקא קפדי אהדדי ואפילו נורא לא מושלי אהדדי וסימניך דפסולתא הא דמישתעיא מישנית
How far on the upper [reaches of] Tigris? Rab said: as far as Bagda<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' ['Aruch reads: Okbara and Awana. Both towns now on the western bank of the Tigris, but originally on its eastern bank, constituted the northern boundary of Babylon; loc. cit. p. 82.]');"><sup>26</sup></span> and Awana; Samuel said: as far as Moxoene.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A town west of the upper Tigris sources.');"><sup>27</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The amoraim here delineate the boundaries of Babylonia when it comes to genealogy. Inside Babylonia people are presumed to be genealogically fit. Babylonia lies between the Tigris and the Euphrates. The amoraim discuss how far north and how far south the presumption of genealogical purity extends.
We can see at the end of this description how important genealogical purity was to these people. People who won’t marry into each other’s families did not end up even lending fire to one another, and fire is not something that costs anything to lend.
We can see at the end of this description how important genealogical purity was to these people. People who won’t marry into each other’s families did not end up even lending fire to one another, and fire is not something that costs anything to lend.
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