Mesorat%20hashas for Kiddushin 138:5
בשלמא למאן דאמר עלו היינו דאמר רב יהודה אמר שמואל כל ארצות עיסה לארץ ישראל וארץ ישראל עיסה לבבל אלא למ"ד העלום מידע ידעינהו נהי דידעי לההוא דרא לדרא אחריני לא ידעי
the other Master holds that [even so] he led them up against their will. Now, on the view that they went up [voluntarily], it is well: thus Rab Judah said in Samuel's name: All countries are as dough in comparison with Palestine,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Dough is a mixture of flour and water. I.e., the Jews there have not such a pure descent as those in Palestine.');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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