Reference for Sotah 66:4

ברכות וקללות כיצד כיון שעברו ישראל את הירדן כו' תנו רבנן (דברים יא, ל) הלא המה בעבר הירדן מעבר לירדן ואילך דברי רבי יהודה (דברים יא, ל) אחרי דרך מבוא השמש מקום שחמה זורחת

[This means] on the other side of the Jordan and beyond; such is the statement of R. Judah. Behind the way of the coming of the sun<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid.; 'coming' is usually understood as 'setting', but it is here explained as 'coming up, rising'. ');">⁶</span> — the place where the sun dawns.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [The East. The phrase means accordingly: Far away from the Eastern bank of the Jordan where the Israelites were at the time towards the West. The term [H] as distinct from [H] denotes 'greatly separated'.] ');">⁷</span>

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