Commentary for Bava Batra 258:7

הא שלח רב אחא ברי' דרב עויא לדברי ר' יוחנן בן ברוקה נכסי לך ואחריך לפלוני וראשון ראוי ליורשו אין לשני במקום ראשון כלום שאין זה לשון מתנה אלא לשון ירושה וירושה אין לה הפסק

[the question arises, how can it be said that if] the second died, the third acquired possession? Surely, R. Aha the son of R. Iwya sent [the following message]: According to the view of R. Johanan b. Beroka,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who holds that provided the beneficiaries are heirs, the testator can distribute his property among them in any manner he thinks fit. ');">¹⁹</span> [if one said],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Without specifying whether as a 'gift' or an 'inheritance'. ');">²⁰</span> 'My estate [shall be] yours, and after you [it shall be given] to X', and the first is [one who is] entitled to be his heir, the second has no [claim] whatsoever in face of the first,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Or his heirs. ');">²¹</span>

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