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The mishna teaches: Rabbi Yehuda says: The people of Galilee do not have to confer possession of their portion to the Nasi because their forefathers already wrote it for them.
It is taught in a baraita that Rabbi Yehuda says: The people of Galilee were quarrelsome [kanteranin] and wouldoften take vows prohibiting benefit from one another.
So, their forefathers arose and wrote their portions of the public property over to the Nasi so that they would be able to use communal property.
Who were the men off Galilee and what differentiated them from others?
We explore the historical context of Galilee and the view of the disciples of Jesus in the talmud.