Commentary for Bava Batra 248:12

למאן אילימא לרבנן השתא שבחא דאיתיה ברשותיה אמרי רבנן דלא שקיל מלוה מבעיא

— But [the statement was required according] to Rabbi. Who, then, was the author of] what has been taught. 'If they inherited a bond of indebtedness, the firstborn takes a double portion both in the loan and in the interest'? Neither Rabbi nor the Rabbis!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because, as has been assumed, even Rabbi agrees that the firstborns does not take a double portion in a loan. ');">¹⁷</span> This statement<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of Samuel. ');">¹⁸</span>

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