Mesorat%20hashas for Avodah Zarah 120:8

נפל לבור ועלה: אמר רב פפא לא שנו אלא שעלה מת אבל עלה חי אסור מ"ט אמר רב פפא דדמי עליה כיום אידם:

If [a non-Jew] fell into a vat and climbed out. R. Papa said: This was taught only if he came out dead, but if he climbed out alive it is prohibited. What is the reason? — Because it would be to him like an idolatrous festival.

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