Reference for Bava Batra 281:3

לענין ירושה בן עדיף ליה לענין הרווחה בתו עדיפא ליה

is implied, for it is said, That day is a day of wrath!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Zeph. I, 15. Wrath, [H] ');">⁸</span> — As regards succession, a son has preference;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'better to him', since he perpetuates the name of the tribe. ');">⁹</span> as regards maintenance, a daughter is given preference.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is more difficult for a woman to earn her living, and a father would naturally desire to make provision for her maintenance rather than for that of a son. ');">¹⁰</span> And Samuel said: We deal here<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In our Mishnah, where preference is given to a daughter. ');">¹¹</span>

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