Commentary for Yevamot 169:4

רב פפא ורב הונא בריה דרב יהושע איקלעו להינצבו לאתריה דרב אידי בר אבין בעו מינייהו הוזהרו כשרות להנשא לפסולין או לא

[that women are subject to the same prohibition as men]. R. Papa and R. Huna son of R. Joshua once happened to be at Hinzebu,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Or 'Shekanzebu' (BaH). The reading 'Shekanzib' (cf. supra 37b) is quoted by Golds., a.l., and rejected in favour of the reading in our text. ');">¹³</span> the town of R. Idi b. Abin, when the following question was asked of them: Were women of legitimate [priestly] status forbidden to be married to men of tainted birth or not? R. Papa replied, 'You have learned it [in the following]. Ten different genealogical classes went up from Babylon:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the days of Ezra. ');">¹⁴</span> Priests, Levites, Israelites, halalim,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Pl. of halal, profaned priests. V. Glos. ');">¹⁵</span>

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