Talmud for Rosh Hashanah 47:4
ת"ר אחד אומר גבוה ב' מרדעות ואחד אומר ג' עדותן קיימת אחד אומר ג' ואחד אומר ה' עדותן בטילה אבל מצטרפין לעדות אחרת
says that it was two ox-loads high<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., above the horizon.');"><sup>6</sup></span> and the other three,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If the preceding paragraph related to the inclination of the moon, it obviously should have followed this paragraph, which is another reason for transferring the last Mishnah heading to the beginning of this paragraph. V. n. 1.');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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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