Commentary for Bava Batra 212:4

תניא ר' יוסי אומר האחין שחלקו כיון שעלה גורל לאחד מהן קנו כולם מ"ט אמר ר' אלעזר כתחלת ארץ ישראל מה תחלה בגורל אף כאן בגורל

possession [of their respective shares] as soon as the lot for one of them is drawn.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If there are only two brothers, one acquires possession of one share as soon as the other brother has acquired by lot his share. If more than two brothers, they acquire possession collectively of the remaining shares when the lot has determined to whom the first share was to be allotted. The first brother then, stands out, and lots are cast between the others. ');">⁹</span> On what ground [is possession acquired]? — R. Eleazar said: [Possession is acquired in the same way] as [at] the beginning of [the settlement of] the land of Israel. As [at that] beginning, [the acquisition was] by lot, so here [also it is] by lot. Since there, however, [the division was made] through the ballot box<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. infra 222a. ');">¹⁰</span> and the Urim and Tummim,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Ex. XXVIII, 30, Lev. VIII, 8, Num. XXVII, 21. Cf. also I Sam. XXVIII, 6, Ezr. II, 63, Neh. VII, 65. ');">¹¹</span>

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