Commentary for Menachot 176:7
אמר רבי ירמיה פשיטא דכמדה ראשונה דאי כמה שחסרה מנא ידעינן מאי חיסר וכי תימא דמשער ליה אם כן שבע מדות נפיש להו מדות טובא
Rabbi then exclaimed, O Lamp of Israel, it was so indeed. R'Johanan said in the name of Rabbi, If a lamp had gone out,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Each lamp was filled every evening with a half-log of oil which was estimated to burn through the night until the morning. In this case the lamp had accidentally gone out in the night.');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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