Commentary for Kiddushin 138:12
ואלא מאי גדולה חזקה דמעיקרא אכול בתרומה דרבנן ולבסוף אכול בתרומה דאורייתא
These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood. And the Tirshatha<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' According to tradition it was Nehemiah.');"><sup>13</sup></span>
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