Commentary for Ketubot 124:15

ר"ע רעיא דבן כלבא שבוע הוה חזיתיה ברתיה דהוה צניע ומעלי אמרה ליה אי מקדשנא לך אזלת לבי רב אמר לה אין איקדשא ליה בצינעה ושדרתיה שמע אבוה אפקה מביתיה אדרה הנאה מנכסיה אזיל יתיב תרי סרי שנין בבי רב כי אתא אייתי בהדיה תרי סרי אלפי תלמידי שמעיה לההוא סבא דקאמר לה עד כמה

R. Akiba was a shepherd of Ben Kalba Sabua. His daughter saw how modest and noble [the shepherd] was She said to him, “Were I to be betrothed to you would you go away to [study at] an academy?” he replied, “Yes”. She was then secretly betrothed to him and sent him away. Her father heard [what she had done]. He sent her from his house and forbade her by a vow to have any benefit from his estate. [R. Akiva] departed and spent twelve years at the academy. When he returned home he brought with him twelve thousand disciples. He heard an old man saying to her, “How long

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