Commentary for Zevachim 124:1
(בראשית כה, ד) בני קטורה בני אחתיה דרבי טרפון הוו יתבי קמיה דרבי טרפון פתח ואמר (בראשית כה, א) ויוסף אברהם ויקח אשה ושמה יוחני אמרי ליה קטורה כתיב קרי עליהם בני קטורה
the children of Keturah'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. XXV, 4. You are indeed Abraham's descendants, but not his true Jewish descendants through Isaac and Jacob.');"><sup>1</sup></span> The sons of R'Tarfon's sister were sitting before R'Tarfon.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In silence. So he misquoted a verse in order to evoke a comment.');"><sup>2</sup></span> Thereupon he quoted: And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Johani.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. I. The last word of course is wrong.');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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