Commentary for Kiddushin 34:17
אלא מדרבנן גזירה הוא דעבוד רבנן שמא יחזור לסורו תניא נמי הכי במה דברים אמורים כשירשו אבל כשנשתתפו אסור
Whence do we know it of one who is sold to a heathen? - Said Hezekiah, because Scripture writes, And he shall reckon with his purchaser<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XXV,50; the verse treats of redeeming a Jewish slave from a heathen owner.');"><sup>22</sup></span> - but not with his purchaser's heirs. Raba said: By Biblical law, a heathen is his father's heir, for it is said: 'and he shall reckon with his purchaser', [implying,] but not with his purchaser's heirs, whence it follows that he has heirs.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The rabbis decreed that the convert should inherit from his non-Jewish father. They feared that if he did not do so, he might return to being a non-Jew just so he could claim his inheritance.
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Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
By contrasting inheritance with partnership the baraita implies that inheritance is not considered possession, and therefore the convert can exchange the idols or wine for permitted property.
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