Talmud for Rosh Hashanah 47:1
גירי קא משדייא:
He is shooting arrows [at those who do not worship him].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The rainbow in this case having the appearance of a bow bent by the sun against the earth.');"><sup>1</sup></span> HOW HIGH WAS IT AND IN WHICH DIRECTION WAS IT INCLINED.
Jerusalem Talmud Rosh Hashanah
“To its North or its South?” There are Tannaim who state, “to its North” his words are accepted. There are Tannaim who state, “to its South” his words are accepted. He who said, “to its North” his words are accepted, from Ṭevet to Tamuz; he who said, “to its South” his words are accepted, from Tamuz to Ṭevet91The Babli 24a makes the changeover at the equinoxes, not the solstices. Ptolemy’s solar and lunar tables make such general statements unnecessary..
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