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But according to the opinion of Abaye, what does it mean that the tumtum is sustained as a daughter, since Abaye maintains that the tumtum does not have the rights of a daughter? The Talmud responds: And according to your reasoning, even according to Rava, what does it mean that a tumtum inherits
§ The Mishnah teaches: With regard to one who says: If my wife gives birth to a male the offspring shall receive 100 dinars, if she in fact gave birth to a male, the offspring receives 100 dinars. If he says: If my wife gives birth to a female the offspring shall receive 200 dinars, if she in fact g
The Talmud resolves the contradiction: With regard to the matter of inheritance, for him a son is preferable to a daughter, as a son bears his name and retains his ancestral heritage within his father’s tribe, but with regard to the matter of providing for his offspring’s comfort, for him his daught
And Shmuel said: Here we are dealing with a mother who is giving birth for the first time, and this is in accordance with the statement of Rav Ḥisda, as Rav Ḥisda says: If one gives birth to a daughter first, it is a good sign for sons. There are those who say that this is because she raises her b
The Talmud adds: And if you wish, say: In accordance with whose statement is this Mishnah in which preference is given to the daughter? It is in accordance with the statement of R' Yehuda.