Commentary for Yevamot 119:5

איכא דאמרי אמר רב הונא אמר רב מאי טעמא דרבי אליעזר בן יעקב סבר לה כרבי אלעזר

stated that the <i>halachah</i> is not in accordance with R. Eleazar!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. infra 61b. ');">¹⁵</span> — This is a difficulty. R. Ashi explained: They<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Eliezer b. Jacob (who in fact is in disagreement with R. Eleazar), and the Rabbis. ');">¹⁶</span> differ [on the question whether the offspring] of a union forbidden by a positive commandment<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Such as that between a High Priest and a be'ulah which is forbidden owing to the positive commandment that he must marry a virgin. ');">¹⁷</span>

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