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[מיד] נכנסה לפניו מלכות רומי תחלה מ"ט משום דחשיבא ומנלן דחשיבא דכתי' (דניאל ז, כג) ותאכל כל ארעא ותדושינה ותדוקינה אמר רבי יוחנן זו רומי חייבת שטבעה יצא בכל העולם

Thereupon the Kingdom of Rome entered first. Why first? Because they are the most important. How do we know they are most important? Because it is written: “And he shall devour the whole earth and shall tread it down and break it in pieces” (Daniel 7:23) and R. Yohanan says: This refers to Rome, whose power is known to the whole world.

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