Commentary for Pesachim 135:5

לא יצא ממחנה טמא מת ונכנס למחנה זב ואע"ג דטמא מת חמור ממנו (דמותר) במחנה לויה למאי דדמי לי' מדמינן ליה

Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture [kedobram] : Menassia b. Jeremiah interpreted it in Rab's name: As was spoken about them [kimedubbar bam]. What means 'as was spoken about them'? - Said Abaye: 'And the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers eat'. Said Raba to him, If 'the waste places' were written, it would be well as you say; since, however, 'and the waste places' is written, this states another thing. Rather, said Raba: [It is to be explained] as R. Hananel said in Rab's name. For R. Hananel said in Rab's name: The righteous are destined to resurrect the dead. [For] here it is written, 'Then shall the lambs feed kedobram', while elsewhere it is written, Then shall Bashan and Gilead feed as in the days of old. [Now] Bashan means Elisha, who came from Bashan, as it is said, 'and Janai and Shaphat in Bashan, while it is written, Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah. [Again,] Gilead alludes to Elijah, for it is

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