Commentary for Chullin 122:18
מהו דתימא
Why then does the Divine Law specify turtle doves?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since it has been concluded that a bird with only one characteristic of cleanness is permitted the specification of turtle doves in the Torah is rendered superfluous, and indeed contradictory, for it suggests the possession of all the four characteristics of cleanness as the criterion.');"><sup>11</sup></span>
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