Commentary for Yevamot 156:15

שניה אמר להם שמא עוברי עבירה יש בכם דכתיב (ירמיהו ג, ג) וימנעו רביבים ומלקוש לא היה ומצח אשה זונה היה לך וגו' בדקו ולא מצאו

of] a female bastard after ten generations? 'Were anyone to present to me', he replied, 'a third generation. I would declare it pure!' He is obviously of the opinion [that the stock of] a bastard does not survive.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A third generation would never come into existence. ');">³⁷</span> So also did R. Huna state: A bastard's stock does not survive. Did we not learn, however, BASTARDS ARE INELIGIBLE, AND THEIR INELIGIBILITY IS FOR ALL TIME? — R. Zera replied: It was explained to me by Rab Judah that those who are known<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As bastards. ');">³⁸</span> survive;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' There being no danger of intermarriage with them or their descendants. ');">³⁹</span>

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