Mesorat%20hashas for Bava Batra 239:5

תנא דבי רבי ישמעאל בנות צלפחד שקולות היו שנאמר ותהיינה הויה אחת לכולן

wisdom; at a festive gathering.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Heb. mesibah [H] a banqueting party reclining on couches round the room or round the tables. ');">¹⁷</span> age takes precedence.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. XXXVI, II, speaking of marriages, enumerates Zelophehad's daughters according to age, the elder ones being given priority of place as is done at festive assemblies. In Num. XXVII, I, however, where a question of law is discussed, the enumeration is according to their wisdom, those possessing more wisdom being given priority of place as is done at law, or similar sessions. ');">¹⁸</span> R. Ashi said: This,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That wisdom is the determining factor at sittings of law or study. ');">¹⁹</span> [only] when one is distinguished in wisdom; and that,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That age takes precedence at festive gatherings. ');">²⁰</span>

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