Bava Batra 58A

למדורה, וקדרות מקיפות אותה.

to a bonfire, where the fire is in the center and pots surround it. Similarly, the table of an am ha'aretz is arranged with the food in the center and is surrounded by plates.

מטה של תלמידי חכמים ⁠– כיצד? כל שאין תחתיה אלא סנדלין בימות החמה, ומנעלין בימות הגשמים. ושל עם הארץ ⁠– דומה לאוצר בלוס.

R' Yoḥanan asked: How should the bed of Torah scholars be kept? He replied: It is acceptable as long as there is nothing except sandals beneath it during the summer, and shoes beneath it during the winter, i.e., winter. And the bed of an am ha'aretz is similar to a cluttered [balus] storehouse, as he keeps a wide array of items beneath it.

רבי בנאה הוה קא מציין מערתא. כי מטא למערתא דאברהם, אשכחיה לאליעזר עבד אברהם דקאי קמי בבא. אמר ליה: מאי קא עביד אברהם? אמר ליה: גאני בכנפה דשרה, וקא מעיינא ליה ברישיה.

§ Having mentioned R' Bena’a, the Talmud relates an incident in which he was involved. R' Bena’a was marking burial caves for the purpose of helping to prevent the contracting of ritual impurity. When he arrived at the cave of Abraham, i.e., the Cave of Machpelah, he encountered Eliezer, the servant of Abraham, who was standing before the entrance. R' Bena’a said to him: What is Abraham doing at this moment? Eliezer said to him: He is lying in the arms of Sarah, and she is examining his head.

אמר ליה, זיל אימא ליה: בנאה קאי אבבא. אמר ליה: ליעול ⁠– מידע ידיע דיצר בהאי עלמא ליכא. עייל, עיין ונפק.

R' Bena’a said to him: Go tell him that Bena’a is standing at the entrance, so that he should assume an appropriate position to receive a visitor. Eliezer said to him: Let him, i.e., R' Bena’a, enter, since it is known that there is no evil inclination in this higher world, so it is not inappropriate for R' Bena’a to see Abraham and Sarah in this position. He entered, examined the cave in order to measure it, and exited.