Mesorat%20hashas for Bava Batra 203:1

מצא שלשה אם יש ביניהן מארבע עד שמונה הרי זו שכונת קברות ובודק ממנו ולהלן עשרים אמה מצא אחד בסוף עשרים אמה בודק ממנו ולהלן כ' אמה שרגלים לדבר שאילו מתחלה מצאו נוטלו ואת תפוסתו

If three [corpses] were [similarly] found, [then], if [the distance] between them<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Between the first and the third. ');">¹</span> is from four, to eight [cubits], the area] is [to be considered] a grave-yard;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' According to this Tanna, a grotto which forms part of a family grave contains an area of four by eight cubits. If the three corpses were found within four cubits, it is assumed that the wide side of such a grotto had been found. If within eight cubits, the long side of such a grotto is assumed to have been discovered. In either case, the discovery points to the existence of a family grave in that area which is, therefore, to be regarded as a grave. yard, the extent of which must be ascertained. ');">²</span> and a search<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To ascertain whether any other graves are to be found in the vicinity, and to determine the extent of the area that is henceforward to be regarded as Levitically unclean. ');">³</span>

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