hg asks:
Has anyone explained this gemara not literaly about extending the time of Shabbos but instead as drush/symbolic?
Chaim Schild, NY, USA
The Kollel replies:
Rebbi Akiva Eiger quotes two explanations from Rishonim (Rabeinu Yonah, Ri Migash) that say that there are other aspects of Shabbos that are being stressed as well. However, I did not find anything symbolic on this statement.
All the best,
Yaakov Montrose