Bava Basra 12b
Prophesy Given to Children
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And in what way was prophecy given to children?
Like Rav Chisda's Daughter, as a child was sitting
on her father’s lap while he sat and learned.
There were 2 Students were sitting before her father,
They were Rava and Rami bar Hama.
Rav Chisda asked his daughter jokingly:
And this is what happened. First she married
Rami bar Hama, and when he died she married Rava.
Like Rav Chisda's Daughter, as a child was sitting
on her father’s lap while he sat and learned.
There were 2 Students were sitting before her father,
They were Rava and Rami bar Hama.
Rav Chisda asked his daughter jokingly:
| Rav Chisda: | Which of these two young men
would you want as a husband? |
| Daughter: | I want both of them! |
| Rava: | And I will be last. |
Rami bar Hama, and when he died she married Rava.