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Bava Batra 77: מָכַר אֶת הַקָּרוֹן

jyungar September 10, 2024

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The Mishna on our daf continues with the discussion of what is included in the standard sale of certain objects.

Steinsaltz (OBM)

"When there is an agreement to sell a karon – a wagon or chariot – it does not ordinarily include the peradot – the animals that pull the wagon. Similarly, if the peradot are sold, it would not include the karon.

Although most of the commentaries explain the peradot as the animals that pull the wagon – most likely following the approach of Rabbeinu Gershom Meor HaGola , who explains that the animals most often used to pull wagon were mules (in Hebrew a mule is called a pered) “

We explore the ancient archeology of wagons…

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