Reference for Yevamot 219:1

מאי לאו דלא בעל לא דבעל אי דבעל מאי טעמא דשמואל קסבר כל הבועל על דעת קדושין הראשונים הוא בועל

Does not [this refer to a case] where he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Her first husband. ');">¹</span> did not cohabit [with her]?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' After she had attained her majority. And since Rab nevertheless rules that no divorce from the second husband is required it is obvious that he regards her first marriage as valid! ');">²</span> — No; where he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Her first husband. ');">¹</span> did cohabit with her.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And it is this cohabitation, not their first betrothal, that constitutes the kinyan of the first marriage. ');">³</span> If, however, he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Her first husband. ');">¹</span>

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