Commentary for Sotah 48:6

אי הכי לימא רב דאמר כרבי יאשיה ושמואל דאמר כרבי יונתן אמר לך רב אנא דאמרי אפילו לרבי יונתן מדאיצטריך קרא למעוטה מכלל דאשתו מעלייתא היא

and Samuel with R. Jonathan?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who holds that she does not drink, for cohabitation does not constitute full marriage. ');">¹¹</span> — Rab can reply. I even agree with R. Jonathan, because from the fact that it was necessary for the text to exclude her,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A childless widow who cohabited with her brother-in-law. ');">¹²</span> it follows that she is his legal wife.

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