If a traveler had no intention of entering a nearby city and Shabbat began while he was unknowingly within its techum, what are his movement limits?
Synopsis
When a traveler had no intention of entering the city, he acquires shevita at his actual resting place regardless of the city's techum, and may only walk 2000 cubits from that spot in any direction.
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If a traveler was heading toward a city, sat down to rest, and Shabbat began without his knowing he was within the city's techum — what are his Shabbat movement limits?
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If a traveler originally intended to enter the city but verbally declared 'my shevita is in my place' at bein hashmashot (not knowing the city was nearby), does he acquire the city's techum or only 2000 cubits from his spot?
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What is the rule when a traveler's 2000-cubit measurement ends at the city's edge (rather than mid-city)?
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