Mesorat%20hashas for Eruvin 165:11

חלתא כמה הויין תמני אכתי בצר ליה

If it was the desert se'ah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. the se'ah measure used by the Israelites in the time of Moses in the wilderness.');">²⁴</span> it should have contained a hundred and forty-four eggs,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A Se'ah equals six kab = 6 X 4 log = 6 X 4 X 6 = 144 eggs.');">²⁵</span> and if it was the Jerusalem se'al<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which exceeds that of the desert by a fifth.');">²⁶</span>

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