Commentary for Bava Batra 258:2

והא הכא דכשתי שדות וכשני בני אדם דמי וקתני דקני

and two persons,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' (a) The children, (b) the other heirs. In the case of the former he used the expression of 'giving'; in that of the latter, 'inheritance'. ');">⁴</span> and yet it is taught that possession is acquired.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By the appointed heirs. Since it has been said that the children were not to be given more than a shekel a week in order to leave as much as possible for the appointed heirs, it is obvious that the latter acquire possession. Thus, the law of R. Shesheth is proved. ');">⁵</span> He raised this<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Baraitha cited. ');">⁶</span>

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