Commentary for Sanhedrin 182:2

לימים בא בעל פרדס אמר להן בכורות נאות היכן הן אמר לו חיגר כלום יש לי רגלים להלך בהן אמר לו סומא כלום יש לי עינים לראות מה עשה הרכיב חיגר על גבי סומא ודן אותם כאחד

Antoninus said to Rabbi, 'Why does the sun rise in the east and set in the west?' He replied, 'Were it reversed, thou wouldst ask the same question.' 'This is my question,' said he, 'why set in the west?'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., rising in any quarter, it should return to the same for setting-a question possible, of course, since the earth was assumed to be flat. ');">²</span> He answered, 'In order to salute its Maker, as it is written, And the host of the heavens make obeisance to thee.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Neh. IX. 6. Thus, the sun having reached the west, where the Divine Presence is, sinks down in homage, and therefore does not return to the east to set. ');">³</span>

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