Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Yevamot 239:11

אבא בר מרתא דהוא אבא בר מניומי הוה מסקי ביה דבי ריש גלותא זוזי אייתי קירא דבק בבלייתא דבק באפותיה חלף קמייהו ולא בשקרוה:

Abaye, or it might be said, R. Kahana, stated: What is the Scriptural proof?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the full face is essential for identification. ');"><sup>27</sup></span> — <i>The shew of their countenance<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Emphasis on countenance; not any other part of the body. ');"><sup>28</sup></span></i> doth witness against them.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Isa. III, 9. ');"><sup>29</sup></span>

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