Commentary for Yevamot 13:12
מי דמי התם כלל באיסור ופרט באיסור הכא כלל באיסור ופרט בהיתר
It might have been assumed that this [case of a] brother's wife should be regarded as a subject which was included in a general proposition<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The prohibition of incest, Lev. XVIII, 29. ');"><sup>22</sup></span> and was subsequently singled out in order to predicate another law,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The marriage of the widow of a deceased childless brother. ');"><sup>23</sup></span>
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