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From: buchbind@agrigene.UUCP
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Subject: Re: 360 Billion Jews Want Israel Today -- or, Standing Room Only
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Date: Fri, 13-Sep-85 18:09:30 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 13 18:09:30 1985
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> And that's not all!  The same Gemara in Gittin says that at the time of one
> Roman attack, there were 600,000 towns, each of which held as many Jews as
> took part in y'tzias Mitzrayim (i.e., about 600,000).  That's 360 thousand
> million Jews, 360 billion according to the American convention.  This is
> not a Midrash, but a Gemara.

And that's an underestimate!  600,000 Israelites (not Jews = Judah) included
men of fighting age (>=18) and were not of the tribe of Levi.
-- 
Barry Buchbinder				(608)221-5000
Agrigenetics Corp.; 5649 E. Buckeye Rd.; Madison WI 53716 USA
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