Mesorat%20hashas for Yevamot 127:8

אמר רבי יצחק יצחק אבינו עקור היה שנאמר (בראשית כה, כא) ויעתר יצחק לה' לנכח אשתו על אשתו לא נאמר אלא לנוכח מלמד ששניהם עקורים היו א"ה ויעתר לו ויעתר להם מיבעי ליה לפי שאינו דומה תפלת צדיק בן צדיק לתפלת צדיק בן רשע

— That text<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The age of Isaac, Gen, XXV, 20. ');">²⁰</span> is required For a deduction in accordance with the statement of R. Hiyya b. Abba. For R. Hiyya b. Abba stated in the name of R. Johanan: Why were the years of Ishmael counted? In order to determine thereby the years of Jacob.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And for the same reason was it necessary to give the age of Isaac. V. Meg. 17a. As the text is required for this purpose, no other deduction may be made from it. The text of the ten years of Abraham's waiting, however, as it is required for no other deduction, rightly serves the purpose of the allusion mentioned. ');">²¹</span> R. Isaac stated: Our father Isaac was barren; for it is said, And Isaac entreated the Lord opposite<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So lit., E.V. 'for'. ');">²²</span>

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