Jewish%20thought for Bava Batra 222:9

והא קראי לאו הכי כתיבי אמר אביי תריץ הכי ונתתם את נחלתו לקרוב אליו שארו וירש אותה

the firstborn son takes [a double portion] also [in the estate of his mother]! — But, Raba said, [this is the proper reply]: Scripture states, The right of the firstborn is his,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXI, 17. The whole clause being superfluous. [H] 'his' is interpreted as referring to the father. ');">²⁵</span> [and this indicates that] the right of the firstborn [is applicable] to [the estate of] a man and not to [that of] a woman. AND A MAN [INHERITS FROM] HIS WIFE etc. Whence is this derived?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'whence these words?' ');">²⁶</span>

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