Commentary for Yevamot 241:7

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> נפל למים בין שיש להן סוף בין שאין להן סוף אשתו אסורה אמר רבי מאיר מעשה באחד שנפל לבור הגדול ועלה לאחר שלשה ימים

differed in imposing a greater restriction, in accordance with whose view [it may be asked] did they<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Dimi and Raba. ');">¹¹</span> act? — Waters are different because they cause contraction.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of the corpse, the decay of which consequently sets in later than in the case of a corpse on dry land. Hence it is possible in such circumstances to identify a person even after three days from the time of his death. ');">¹²</span>

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