Commentary for Yevamot 232:8

אלא מעשה שהיה בקציר והוא הדין לכולהו הכא נמי מעשה שהיה באותה מדינה והוא הדין לכולהו

whence, however, [the law concerning] the barley harvest? And, furthermore, one would only know the law in the case where<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'I have but'. ');">²⁴</span> one harvested; whence, however, [the law in the case where] one held a vintage, picked olives, harvested dates, or picked figs? But [you must admit] it is only the original incident that occurred at harvest time and that the same law is applicable to all [the other seasons]. So here also [we maintain that] the incident occurred with [a husband who died] in the same country. and the same law is applicable to all [other countries]. And Beth Hillel?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Why do they draw a distinction between a husband's death in the same, and in another country. ');">²⁶</span> — In the case of the same country. where people freely [move about].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From place to place. Another interpretation: Many people knew the husband. ');">²⁷</span> she is afraid;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To bring a false report which could be easily disproved by one of (a) the travellers or (b) the men who knew the husband, Cf. n. 2. ');">²⁸</span>

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