Quoting%20commentary for Yevamot 123:14

אמר רב הכל מודין בעבד שאין לו חייס דכתיב (בראשית כב, ה) שבו לכם פה עם החמור עם הדומה לחמור מיתיבי (שמואל ב ט, י) ולציבא חמשה עשר בנים ועשרים עבדים אמר רב אחא בר יעקב כפר בן בקר

were] necessary. For if the first only had been stated [it might have been assumed that] only in that state- ment did R. Johanan maintain his view, since formerly he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'they', sc. idolaters. ');">³⁴</span> was also subject to the obligation of propagation,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It being one of the seven Noahide commandments. V. Gen. IX, 7. ');">³⁵</span> but in respect of inherit- ance, since [the proselyte's former children] are not entitled to heirship, it might have been presumed that he agrees with Resh Lakish. And were only the second stated [it might have been assumed that] only in that did Resh Lakish maintain his view but that in the former he agrees with R. Johanan. [Hence both were] necessary.

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