Birth of Ben Batira

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 388

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

388. Birth of Ben Batira.

J. Sanhedrin, VII, 13.

Eliah Cohen, Meil Se- daka, §578.

Maase Buch, No. 225.

Ben Gorion II, p. 189, 352.

cf. Liebrecht, Volks- kunde p. 346.

Cod. Br. M. 27189 f. 10a.

Cod. G. 1400, f. 5.

Themes

Wisdom Law Heresy

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