Midrash · Halachah
Sifrei Devarim 66/ספרי דברים ס״ו
א(דברים יב ט) עַד מָתַי? כִּי לֹא בָאתֶם עַד עָתָּה וְגוֹ׳, לִתֵּן הֶתֵּר בַּבָּמָה בֵּין מְנוּחָה לְנַחֲלָה.
1Pisqa’ 66581. Until when[did sacrifice at cultic sites continue]?“For you have yet to reach the refuge and the inheritance (Dt. 12:9)—permission to use the cultic sites was grantedfrom the time of taking refuge in the Landtill the time of receiving the inheritance of the Land.
בנַחֲלָה זוֹ שִׁילֹה, ״מְנוּחָה״ זוֹ יְרוּשָׁלִַם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים קלב יד): ״זֹאת מְנוּחָתִי עֲדֵי עַד״. דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: חִלּוּף הֵם הַדְּבָרִים.
2Now, refuge refers to the cultic site at Shiloh,while inheritance refers to Jerusalemas it is stated:“This [i.e., “Zion”] is my refuge forever” (Ps. 132:14):words of R. Shimon.R. Judah says:matters must be just the opposite,[for refuge clearly refers to Jerusalem,while, inheritance refers to Shiloh]!59And “inheritance?” This is Jerusalem,As it is said: (Dt. 12:9) . . :Words of R. JudahR.. Shimon says:“Inheritance”—this is Shiloh;“refuge”—this is Jerusalem,As it is said: (Ps. 132;14).Compare Pisqa’ 1.28 on the epithet, “refuge” applied to Jerusalem. See also H:423, n.2 (66).