Core Text
Core Textאָמַר רַבִּי יוּדָן בֶּן פָּזִי: מְלֹא תַּרְוָד אֶחָד [עָפָר] נָטַל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מִמְּקוֹם הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וּבָרָא בּוֹ אֶת הָאָדָם... אָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא: הַלְּוַאי יִבָּרֵא מִמְּקוֹם הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וּתְהֵא לוֹ עֲמִידָה.
English of Core Text: Rabbi Yudan ben Pazi said: The Holy One, blessed be He, took a single spoonful of dust from the place of the altar and created man with it... The Holy One, blessed be He, said: Would that he be created from the place of the altar so that he may have endurance (or standing).