Quotation for Bava Batra 245:10
א"ל רב פפא לאביי אימא דיקלא בעלמא א"ל עליך אמר קרא (בראשית מח, ה) אפרים ומנשה כראובן ושמעון יהיו לי:
— In case you should suggest [that] that [verse<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXI, 16, quoted first. ');"><sup>17</sup></span> was required] for [the indication that the law is] in accordance with [the view of] R. Johanan b. Beroka,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. 130a. ');"><sup>18</sup></span>
Ramban on Genesis
AND HIS SONS’ DAUGHTERS. These were Serah, the daughter of Asher, and Jochebed, the daughter of Levi. This is the language of Rashi. But what will Rashi include in the term, his daughters, [which is also plural, although Jacob only had one daughter, Dinah]? Rather, it is the way of Scripture, when mentioning the genealogy of many people, to refer to an individual in the plural form, as for example, And the sons of Dan: Hushim;181Verse 23 here. And the sons of Palu: Eliab.182Numbers 26:8. The same is true here: “daughters” refer to Dinah. “His sons’ daughters” refers to Serah the daughter of Asher, but Jochebed [Moses’ mother] is not mentioned by Scripture [as being among the persons who went down to Egypt], as it is said, All the souls were threescore and six.183Verse 26 here. She is, however, hinted at, according to the opinion of our Rabbis.184Baba Bathra 123a. See also Ramban, next Verse.
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