Commentary for Yevamot 239:17

ואיכא דאמרי אמר רבא דכולי עלמא סימנין דרבנן והכא בשומא

while the other Master<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The first Tanna. ');">⁴²</span> is of the opinion that identification marks are only Rabbinically valid? — Said Raba: All<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Both the first Tanna as well as R. Eliezer. ');">⁴³</span> agree that identification marks are valid Pentateuchally; but here they differ on the question whether it is common for the same kind of mole to he found on persons of simultaneous birth.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H]., lit., 'son of his circle', ('circle' referring to the sphere of the zodiac). Persons born at the same hour of the day are assumed to be physically and morally subject to the same planetary influences for good and for evil. ');">⁴⁴</span> One Master<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The first Tanna. ');">⁴²</span> is of the opinion that it is common for the same kind of mole to be found on persons of simultaneous birth,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As the corpse and the man in question might have been such persons, all marks, other than those afforded by those of the full face, are no reliable proof of identity. ');">⁴⁵</span> and the other Master<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Eliezer. ');">⁴⁶</span> is of the opinion that it is not common for the same kind of mole to be found on persons of simultaneous birth.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A mole, therefore, is a valid identification mark. ');">⁴⁷</span> Others say: Their<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra p. 849, n. 14. ');">⁴⁸</span> point of difference here is whether a mole usually undergoes a change after one's death — One Master<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The first Tanna. ');">⁴⁹</span> is of the opinion that it usually undergoes a change after one's death<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence it cannot be regarded as a valid mark of identification. ');">⁵⁰</span> and the other Master<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Eliezer. ');">⁴⁶</span> is of the opinion that it does not usually undergo a change after one's death. Others maintain that Raba said: All<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra p. 849, n. 14. ');">⁵¹</span> agree that identification marks are only Rabbinically valid; but here [it is on the question] whether a mole

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