Commentary for Bava Batra 236:9

אלא למ"ד לבאי הארץ תמניא הוא דהוו שיתא דשיתא בתי אבות ותרי דידהו הא תמניא

R. Papa further said to Abaye: But according to him who compares the murmurers to the spies, have Joshua and Caleb had [their shares] multiplied so [many times] that they inherited all the land of Israel?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The shares of the murmurers must have extended over all the land. Cf. Num. XIV, 2, And all the children of Israel murmured etc. ');">¹⁹</span> — He said to him: We mean the murmurers in the company of Korah.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Num. XVII, 6. By a comparison of assembled [H], (ibid. v. 7) with assembled [H] in Num. XVI, 19, 'And Korah assembled'. [The murmurers are also taken to belong to the company of Korah apart from the two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly (v. Strashun, S. Glosses. a.l.).] ');">²⁰</span> R. Papa further said to Abaye: According to him who said that the land was divided in accordance with [the number of] those who came out of Egypt, it is correct for Scripture to state, And there fell tell parts to Manasseh.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Josh. XVII, 5. ');">²¹</span>

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