Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Related for Niddah 60:22

אמר להם ר' ישמעאל

replied: The duration of the fashioning period cannot be derived from that of uncleanness. Furthermore, they said to R. Ishmael, A story is told of Cleopatra the queen of Alexandria<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cur. edd. 'Alexandrus' (cf. Jast.). The following incident may have its origin in a legend that Cleopatra (68-30 B.C.E.) before committing suicide attempted various forms of execution on her slaves (cf. Golds.). ');"><sup>21</sup></span>

Tosefta Ketubot

If she were pregnant and they said to her: "What is the nature of this foetus?", [and she said:] "It is from Ploni the kohen"—Rabban Gamliel and Rabbi Eliezer say: She is believed since this is testimony that a woman is fit for. Rabbi Yehoshua says: She is not believed. Rabbi Yehoshua said to them: Do you not agree that, regarding a captive woman who was captured among the Gentiles, who has witnesses that she were captured, and she says "I am pure" that she is not believed!? They said to him: No! You would say this with a captive woman who has witnesses [that she was captured], can you say it about this one who has no witnesses [that she had a child with this man]!? He said to them: But what greater testimony is there than this, that her womb is between her teeth!? He said to them: There is no guardian for illicit sexual relations [i.e. women aren't expected to check the lineage of their sexual partners, so we have no idea if the father of the foetus is in fact pasul]. When does this apply [that a woman's testimony can be believed]? For testimony about her body [i.e. whether she can go onto marry a kohen or not], but with the child everyone agrees that he is a shetuki [a genealogical blemish belonging to someone whose father is unknown].
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Tosefta Terumot

Brine and vinegar and fish brine and oil and honey are exempt from [the restrictions against] exposed liquids, but Rabbi Shimon forbids them. Said Rabbi Shimon, "I saw a snake drinking brine in Sidon." The [Sages] said to him, "That snake was a fool (alt., crazy), and we don't bring proofs from fools" (cf. Shabbat 104b:5).
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