Quoting%20commentary for Menachot 77:12

רב ורבה בר בר חנה הוו יתבי הוה קא חליף ואזיל ההוא גברא דמיכסי גלימא דכולה תכלתא ורמי ליה תכלתא

he should not make less than seven, and if many, he should not make more than thirteen. If few, he should not make less than seven, to correspond to the seven heavens;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' v. Hag. 12b. For the connection between the heavens and the zizith v. infra 43b.');">²⁰</span> and if many, he should not make more than thirteen, to correspond to the seven heavens plus the six intervening spaces. A Tanna taught: At the start one begins to wind with the white thread, since Holy Writ says 'the corner' [signifying that the thread] of the same [colour] as the corner [must be used first], and at the end one finishe the winding with a white thread, since what is holy we may raise [to a higher degree of sanctity] but not bring down.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The white thread is deemed to be of a higher degree of sanctity since it is mentioned first in the text. The middle joint is wound round with the blue thread.');">²¹</span> Once Rab and Rabbah B'Bar Hanah were sitting together when a man passed by wearing a garment entirely blue, to which were attached fringes

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