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Rabbi Avahu said in the name of Rabbi Elozar: Concerning all quarter-log measurements in the Torah, the permissible liquid does not combine with the forbidden one to complete the minimal punishable amount, except for the quarter-log measurement regarding a nazir, for the Torah has stated, mishras (anything which is soaked in wine, he may not drink).
The Gemora asks: What is the difference between Rabbi Yochanan and Rabbi Elozar (for Rabbi Avahu said in the name of Rabbi Yochanan: Concerning all prohibitions in the Torah, the permissible food does not combine with the forbidden one to complete the minimal punishable amount, except for the prohibitions regarding a nazir, for the Torah has stated, mishras)?
The Gemora answers: Rabbi Yochanan includes food items, whereas Rabbi Elozar holds that this principle is only applicable to liquids. Rabbi Elozar said: With respect to ten topics, the Torah established the measurement of a revi’is (quarter-log).
We review the measurements of liquid and solid with comparison to other societies in the late antique period.