Quoting%20commentary for Yevamot 239:14

אמר אביי לא קשיא הא רבי אליעזר בן מהבאי הא רבנן דתניא אין מעידין על השומא ר' אליעזר בן מהבאי אומר מעידין מאי לאו בהא קמיפלגי דמר סבר סימנין דאורייתא ומר סבר סימנין דרבנן

even after a long time, it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The letter of divorce after it had been lost for a time. ');">³³</span> is valid!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' B.M. 27b; provided he is able to identify the bag, or any of the other objects mentioned, as the original object to which the letter of divorce had been tied. Though the assumed validity of the document affects a Pentateuchal law (permitting a married woman to marry a stranger) it is nevertheless permitted to rely upon the identification marks, contrary to the implication of our Mishnah. ');">³⁶</span> — Abaye replied: This is no difficulty. The one is the view of<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'that'. ');">³⁷</span>

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