Commentary for Shabbat 304:12
א"ל והכתיב (בראשית ג, יט) כי עפר אתה ואל עפר תשוב א"ל ההוא שעה אחת קודם תחיית המתים
these enjoy rest, whereas the others have no rest. R. Mari said: [Even] the righteous are fated to be dust, for it is written, 'and the dust return to the earth as it was'. Certain diggers were digging in R. Nahman's ground, [when] R. Ahai b. Josiah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who was buried there. ');"><sup>11</sup></span>
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