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and he has children, he may not marry a sexually underdeveloped woman, as she is the zona about whom it is stated in the Torah that a priest may not marry her. It is priests who were commanded not to marry a zona, but Israelites were not commanded this. It is due to that reason that he taught the fi
Rav Huna said: What is the reason for the opinion of R' Yehuda? As it is written: “And they shall eat, and not have enough, they shall commit harlotry, and shall not increase” (Hosea 4:10). He expounds the verse as follows: Any sex that does not have the possibility to increase the population becaus
§ It is taught in a baraita that R' Eliezer says: A priest may not marry a minor. Rav Ḥisda said to Rabba: Go and investigate this halakha, as in the evening Rav Huna will ask you the reason for R' Eliezer’s ruling. He went and investigated it, and arrived at the following conclusion: R' Eliezer ho
Rabba explains: He holds in accordance with the opinion of R' Meir, who says that one must be concerned for the minority. R' Meir does not allow one to assume that an unknown case is similar to the majority of cases. Consequently, one must take into account the possibility that a minor will turn ou
The Talmud challenges Rabba’s explanation: And does R' Eliezer hold in accordance with the opinion of R' Meir? Isn’t it taught in a baraita: A boy minor and a girl minor may not perform ḥalitza or levirate marriage; this is the statement of R' Meir. The Rabbis said to R' Meir: You spoke well when