Commentary for Sanhedrin 152:13

תניא נמי הכי רבי אומר גלוי וידוע לפני מי שאמר והיה העולם שהברזל ממית בכל שהוא לפיכך לא נתנה תורה בו שיעור והני מילי דברזיה מיברז:

Raba said: They differ about his mother-in-law after [his wife's] death: R. Ishmael holds that [incest with] his mother-in-law after [his wife's] death is punished by burning; whilst R. Akiba's view is that it is merely forbidden.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Ishmael interprets the verse, 'he and one of them' i.e., even if only one of them is alive (viz., his mother-in-law), the penalty for incest is burning, whilst R. Akiba maintains, 'he and both of them' i.e., only during the lifetime of both is incest with his mother-in-law punished by fire. Otherwise, there is no penalty, though it is forbidden. ');">¹²</span>

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