Reference for Eruvin 122:8

מר יהודה אשכחינהו לבני מברכתא דקא מותבי עירובייהו בבי כנישתא דבי אגובר אמר להו גוו ביה טפי כי היכי דלישתרי לכו טפי

but if he had only deposited his 'erub in it this ruling<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. p. 430, n. 9.');">²¹</span> would not have applied?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' How then could R. Eleazar maintain that according to the Rabbis no distinction is made between an inhabited town and a deserted one?');">²³</span> - Do not say that the 'town' mentioned must be one that is in a condition similar to that of the 'cave' but rather, the 'cave must be one that is in a condition similar to that of the town; so that as the town is inhabited the cave also must be one that is inhabited; and this ruling<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Supra p. 430, n. 11.');">²⁴</span> is that of R'Akiba who laid down: HE<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The man who deposited his 'erub in a certain town wherein he did not spend the Sabbath.');">²⁵</span>

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