Quoting%20commentary for Bava Batra 149:8
והשאר פורסו הקב"ה על חומות ירושלים וזיוו מבהיק מסוף העולם ועד סופו שנאמר (ישעיהו ס, ג) והלכו גוים לאורך ומלכים לנוגה זרחך:
Companions must mean scholars,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Heb. Talmide Hakamim, [H] lit.. 'disciples of the wise men', applied to scholars, distinguished students. Here taken to be synonymous with the righteous men mentioned previously. ');"><sup>15</sup></span> for it is said: Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken for thy voice; cause me to hear it.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cant. VIII, 13. The 'companions' are the Talmide Hakamim. The entire Song of Songs is regarded in Talmudic literature as an allegorical poem on God, Israel and the Torah. The gardens are the Colleges. the companions are the scholars. 'Haberim' [H] companions in Cant. is taken to be equal [H] Habbarim in Job. ');"><sup>16</sup></span>
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