Jewish%20thought for Yevamot 43:8

אמר ליה השתא ומה ערוה גופה אי לאו שלא יאמרו באין מקדושה חמורה לקדושה קלה לא גזרו בהו רבנן שניות מיבעיא

which implies the third and fourth generations only but no further. But is it not possible [that this meant] from the third generation onwards<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Are forbidden in the second degree of incest; but those of the nearer generations are forbidden as actual incest. ');">¹⁹</span> and from the fourth generation onwards!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Are forbidden in the second degree of incest; but those of the nearer generations are forbidden as actual incest. ');">¹⁹</span> Raba said to R. Nahman, 'Has the Master seen the young scholar who came from the West<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Palestine. ');">²⁰</span>

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