Jewish%20thought for Niddah 62:22
(מלכים ב ו, כג) ויכרה להם כירה גדולה
R. Simeon b. Yohai was asked by his disciples: Why did the Torah ordain that a woman after childbirth should bring a sacrifice? He replied: When she kneels in bearing she swears impetuously that she will have no intercourse with her husband. The Torah, therefore, ordained that she should bring a sacrifice. (R. Joseph demurred: Does she not<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When swearing. ');"><sup>21</sup></span>
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