Talmud for Kiddushin 53:13

ויפה כח שניהם מכח חזקה וכח חזקה מכח שניהם יפה כח שניהם ששניהם קונים בעבד עברי מה שאין כן בחזקה יפה כח חזקה שחזקה מכר לו עשר שדות בעשר מדינות כיון שהחזיק באחת מהם קנאם כולם

It was taught in agreement with Raba. The power of money is superior to that of a deed, and the power of a deed is superior to that of money. The power of money is superior [etc.], in that hekdesh<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The plural hekdashoth, sacred objects, viz., animals dedicated to the altar which had subsequently received a blemish, or any object consecrated for Temple use.');">²⁵</span> and the second tithe<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. p. 4, n. 4.');">²⁶</span> are redeemed therewith, which is not so in the case of deed.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The writing of a deed obligating the owner with their redemption value does not redeem them.');">²⁷</span> And the power of a deed is superior, for a deed can free an Israelite daughter,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From the marriage bond, viz., divorce.');">²⁸</span> which does not hold good of money. And the power of both is superior to that of hazakah, and the power of hazakah is superior to that of both. The power of both is superior [etc.], in that both give a title to a Hebrew slave, which is not so in the case of hazakah. And the power of hazakah is superior to that of both: For with hazakah, if A sells B ten fields [situate] in ten countries, as soon as B tak possession<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By means of hazakah, which is the meaning of hehezik.');">²⁹</span> of one, he acquires all.

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