Commentary for Bava Batra 232:2

בעי רמי בר חמא אבי האב ואחיו כגון אברהם ויעקב בנכסי עשו איזה מהן קודם אמר רבא תא שמע האב קודם לכל יוצאי יריכו ורמי בר חמא יוצאי יריכו שלו ולא יוצאי יריכו של בנו

father and his<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of the deceased. ');">⁴</span> brother as, for example. [the claims of] Abraham and Jacob upon the possessions of Esau, who takes precedence? — Raba said: Come and hear! A FATHER TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER ALL HIS DESCENDANTS.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence the deceased father's father takes precedence over the deceased brother who is also a descendant of his. ');">⁵</span> And Rami h. Hama?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supran n. 3. ');">⁶</span> — [A father might take precedence over] HIS DESCENDANTS but not [necessarily over] the descendants of his son.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence Rami's inquiry. ');">⁷</span>

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