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§ It was stated: Rav Naḥman said that Shmuel said in the name of R' Shimon ben Elazar: The rabbis instituted the marriage contract for Jewish women: For a virgin 200 dinars and for a widow 100 dinars. And they deemed the groom credible in that if he says with regard to his virgin bride: I encounter
Rava said: The ordinance is effective due to the presumption that a person does not exert himself to prepare a wedding feast and then cause it to be lost. Investing in the wedding preparations clearly indicates that the groom’s intention is to marry the bride and rejoice with her. If, nevertheless
§ A Sage taught in a baraita: Since payment of the marriage contract is a penalty instituted by the rabbis, she may collect only from the husband’s land of the most inferior quality. The Talmud asks: A penalty? What penalty is there in a marriage contract? Rather, emend the baraita and say: Since
The Talmud asks: And did Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel say that? But isn’t it taught in a baraita that it is written with regard to a seducer: “He shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins” (Exodus 22:16)? The Torah establishes that this fine will be like the dowry of a virgin, and that the dow
The Talmud resolves the contradiction between the statements of Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel: Reverse the attribution of opinions in this baraita. The Talmud asks: And what did you see that led you to reverse the attribution of opinions in the latter baraita? Reverse the attribution of opinions in the