Commentary for Kiddushin 158:9

אמר ליה מר זוטרא לרב אשי הכי אמר אמימר הילכתא כוותיה דשמואל ורב אשי אמר הילכתא כוותיה דרב והילכתא כוותיה דרב

- Now, is that reasonable; surely R'Joseph son of R'Menasia of Dabil<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' There is a Dabil in Armenia, with which this may be identical. On Jews in Armenia v. Obermeyer, p. 296. n. 4.');">¹¹</span> gave a practical ruling in accordance with Rab, whereupon Samuel was offended and exclaimed: 'For everyone [wisdom] is meted out in a small measure, but for this scholar it was meted out in a large measure!'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He is so sure of his superior knowledge that he disregards betrothal by her father, though it may have been valid.');">¹²</span>

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