Three merits are mentioned by Rabbi Yochanan (Mesechta Pesachim 113a) as entitling one to the afterlife of Olam HaBa (World to Come). One of them is living in Eretz Yisrael. Implied in this, however, is a warning regarding the gravity of sins committed in such a holy place, which can place serious obstacles on that road to reward.

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