Mesorat%20hashas for Yevamot 73:12

רבא אמר הכי קאמר ראשון ראוי להיות כהן גדול ושני ממזר ודאי מספק ומותר בממזרת ורבי אליעזר בן יעקב אומר אין ודאי ממזר מספק אלא ספק ממזר ואסור בממזרת

mean?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Does he imply that one cannot be described as a bastard unless his illegitimacy is a certainty? ');">³¹</span> — Abaye replied: It is this that he meant, 'The first child<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Born from the levirate marriage, and in respect of whom it is doubtful whether he is a nine-months child of the deceased or a seven-months one of the levir. ');">²⁵</span> is fit to be a High priest<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' His legitimacy is beyond all doubt. If he is the son of the deceased brother he is legitimate, though the subsequent levirate marriage is a forbidden one; and if be is the son of the levir, the levirate marriage itself is a lawful union. ');">²⁶</span>

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