Midrash for Chagigah 11:12

ובית שמאי מ"ט לא אמרי כבית הלל דקאמרת חגיגה עדיפא דישנה לפני הדיבור ראייה נמי ישנה לפני הדיבור

And what is the reason that the house of Shammai do not say like the house of Hillel? For that which you are saying, that a Chagigah is better, because it precedes the Decalogue, an "appearing" [sacrifice] also precedes the Decalogue!

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