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Bava Batra 73a

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·

Rabbah said: I myself saw a one-day-old wild ox, and it was as big as Mount Tabor. And how big is Mount Tabor? Four parasangs. And the length of its neck was three parasangs, and the resting place of its head was a parasang and a half. It cast forth a ball of dung, and it dammed up the Jordan.

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