Commentary for Sanhedrin 223:8

ורמינהי כמה יהיה בעיר ויהיה כאנשי העיר י"ב חדש אמר רבא לא קשיא הא למיהוי מבני מתא הא למיהוי מיתבי מתא

An objection was raised: 'How long must [a stranger] stay in a town, that he may be as its citizen?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To share in their general liabilities in respect of town maintenance; v. B.B. 7b. ');">¹⁴</span> Twelve months'? — Raba answered: There is no difficulty. The latter [period is necessary] for one to be a full citizen; the former, to be regarded a town resident.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And since in the case of a seduced city the condemnation extends to 'the inhabitants', a period of thirty days suffices. ');">¹⁵</span>

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