Commentary for Bava Batra 216:5

אדרבה מרבה אני את האח שכן קם תחת אחיו ליבום כלום יש יבום אלא במקום שאין בן הא במקום שיש בן אין יבום

for including the son<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., regarding him as the nearest relative, taking precedence over father and brothers. ');">⁹</span> and excluding the brother? — The son is included because, as is known,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'for so'. ');">¹⁰</span>

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