*14.3 Makkos Daf 09 B (7 lines Up)*

*QUICK AND EASY GEMARA LIKAVOD PURIM!**14.3 Makkos Daf 09 B (7 lines Up)**Summary**Beraisa:*Moshe set aside three sanctuary cities in _eiver hayarden._ Yehoshua set up three cities parallel to them in _eretz canaan,_ on the other side of the Yarden. They were directly opposite, like the rows of vines in a vineyard.Chevron, which was in Yehuda, was parallel to Betzer in the south of _eiver hayarden._ Shechem which was in Har Efrayim, Canaan, was parallel to Ramos in Gilead, the center of _eiver hayarden_ . Kedesh in Har Naftoli, Canaan, was parallel to Golan in Bashan, the north of _eiver hayarden._The _possuk_ says “Divide the land into three”, this means that the land should be divided evenly. The distance between the Southernmost boundary and Chevron, was equivalent to the distance between Chevron and Shechem. And the same distance from Shechem to Kedesh, and from there to the northernmost boundary.*Question:* Why did _eiver hayarden_ which had a much smaller population, *require the same amount of cities as the mainland?**Abayye:* In Gilead _(and the rest of eiver hayarden)_ murder is more prevalent, as the _possuk_ says “Gilead the city of those who do evil, and stained with blood” _(this possuk was said in much later days, by Hoshea, close to the exile of Gilead, it was certainly not that way in the beginning. However because these cities were distant from the center of the nation, it was understandable that the people there were more lax in their idealism)._*Question:* What does the Hebrew word “akuvah” mean in the abovementioned verse?*Rabbi Elazar:* They would *lie in wait* to murder their enemies _(it is related to ‘vayaakveini zeh pamoyim’)._ There was premeditated murder there. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate