Reference for Pesachim 7:6
וכי תימא זריזין מקדימין למצות נבדוק מצפרא דכתיב (ויקרא יב, ג) וביום השמיני ימול בשר ערלתו ותניא כל היום כולו כשר למילה אלא שזריזין מקדימים למצות שנאמר (בראשית כב, ג) וישכם אברהם בבקר
Said they, This proves that he is descended from Dan, for it is written, Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. XLIX, 16. Perhaps it is here translated: Dan shall enter into judgment with his people.');"><sup>8</sup></span> A certain man was wont to go about and say, 'By the sea shore thorn-bushes are fir-trees.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even the thorn-bushes there are as valuable as fir-trees elsewhere - an exaggerated way of expressing his love for the coast. Rashi offers another explanation: By the sea-shore would I build my palaces.');"><sup>9</sup></span>
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