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Sifrei Devarim 88/ספרי דברים פ״ח
אמֵאֱלֹהֵי הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתֵיכֶם הַקְּרֹבִים אֵלֶיךָ, מֵהַקְּרוֹבִים אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ מַה הֵם רְחוֹקִים.
1Pisqa’ 881701. “From among the gods of the peoples who are around you,both those near to you and those distant” (Dt. 13:8)—from the behavior of those nearyou know what those distant are like.
במִקְצֵה הָאָרֶץ וְעַד קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ, אֵלּוּ חַמָּה וּלְבָנָה שֶׁמְּהַלְּכִים מִסּוֹף הָעוֹלָם וְעַד סוֹפוֹ.
2“From the corner of the Land to the corner of the Land” (Dt. 13:8)—this refers to the sun and the moon,which proceed from one end of the world to the other end[as do those who serve them].