Commentary for Shevuot 74:17

מאן דמחייב כרבי אליעזר ומאן דפטר כרבנן

R'Jeremiah said to R'Abbahu: Shall we say that R'Johanan and R'Eleazar disagree on the same principle on which R'Eliezer and the Rabbis [disagree]? For we learnt: He who robs a field from his neighbour and a river flooded it, must restore a field to him: this is the opinion of R'Eliezer; but the Sages say: He may say him, 'Lo, thine own is before thee.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' They hold that land cannot be stolen, i.e., though he dispossesses the owner forcibly, it is still counted as the owner's property.');">²³</span>

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