Ass of Pinehas b

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 235

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

235. Ass of Pinehas b. Y air. cf. J. Demai, I, 3.

J. Shekal. V (f. 48c). Gen. R. 60 § 8.

Abot de R. Nathan I, ch. 8, p. 38.

Maase Buch No. 55. Helvicus, Historien, I, ch. 27, p. 116. Eisenmenger, I, p. 421 f.

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