Commentary for Yevamot 76:7

אלא אמר רבה אידי ואידי דנפלה כשהיא נשואה וזיקת נשואה עושה ספק נשואה רישא דאיהי קיימא הוה לה איהי ודאי ואינהו ספק ואין ספק מוציא מידי ודאי

and are, therefore,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the claim of either is equally doubtful. ');">¹³</span> to take equal shares.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' According to Beth Shammai. Beth Hillel's view, on the other hand, may be justified on the ground that the widow's father's heirs are her certain relatives and are, therefore, entitled to inherit that which was in her possession. No such claim, however, could be advanced by the husband's relatives since the husband himself was never for one moment in definite and undisputed possession of the property in question. ');">¹⁴</span>

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