Commentary for Kiddushin 100:10
מקדשי והדר כתבי פשיטא לא צריכא דלא שכיח ספרא מהו דתימא ספרא הוא דאתרמי קא משמע לן
is written, we pay regard thereto; but in the place where they first write a kethubah and then betroth. we have no fear. In the place where there is [first] betrothal and then writing' - but that is obvious! - It is necessary to state it only where scribes are rare: I might have thought that he jus chanced to find a scribe:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And had the settlement drawn up before the betrothal, to take advantage of the scribe's presence.');"><sup>19</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
This last section is about a case where a ketubah was seen by the people in the shuk—do we assume that this woman was married. Or perhaps the ketubah was written before betrothal?
R. Ashi explains that it depends on the custom. If they usually first betroth and then write a ketubah, then the ketubah might indeed be a sign of betrothal. But if they first write the ketubah and only later betroth, then it is not a sign that she was married.
R. Ashi explains that it depends on the custom. If they usually first betroth and then write a ketubah, then the ketubah might indeed be a sign of betrothal. But if they first write the ketubah and only later betroth, then it is not a sign that she was married.
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