Mesorat%20hashas for Bava Batra 232:3

ה"נ מסתברא דקתני זה הכלל כל הקודם בנחלה יוצאי יריכו קודמין ואילו איתיה ליצחק יצחק קודם השתא נמי דליתיה יצחק יעקב קודם שמע מינה:

Logical reasoning [leads to] the same [conclusion]; for it is stated, THIS IS THE GENERAL RULE: THE LINEAL DESCENDANTS OF ANY ONE WITH A PRIORITY TO SUCCESSION TAKE PRECEDENCE. If, [then,] Isaac<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The father of the deceased. ');">⁸</span> had been [alive], Isaac would have taken precedence.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Being the nearest heir. ');">⁹</span> now, also, that Isaac [himself] is not [alive], Jacob<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The brother of the departed, being a lineal descendant of Isaac. ');">¹⁰</span> [should] take precedence.

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