Rabbi Hanina Said His Daughter Was Safe Before Anyone Checked

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 162

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

162. Hanina b. Dosa &

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Daughter.

ch. Baba Kama, f. 50. cf. Yebamot, f. 121. cf. Shekalim, 5.

Midr. Hagadol, Exod.

Mishpatim. cf. Yalk. II §760. cf. Aboab Men. Ham. ch. 234.

Luzzatto, Kaftor, f.92a, 93 3-

Yalk. Sip. II, p. 173. Cod. G. 184, No. 74. (cf. No. 379.)

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