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with regard to firstborns (Bekhorot 46a), which states that the son who is born after a sandal fetus has the status of a firstborn with regard to inheritance but not with regard to the obligation of redemption from a priest. The Talmud asks: For what matter is that halakha relevant? Since the sandal
The Talmud answers: That halakha is relevant for a case where the sandal fetus’s twin comes out of the womb after it. The Mishnah teaches that as the sandal fetus was born first, its twin is considered a firstborn with regard to inheritance, but it is not a firstborn with regard to redemption from
The Talmud discusses the halakha with regard to a woman who discharged a sandal fetus that we learned in a Mishnah in tractate Karetot (7b), which states that such a woman brings the offering of a woman who gave birth. The Talmud asks: For what matter is that halakha relevant? In any case that woman
The Talmud answers: It is necessary for the Mishnah to state that if a woman gives birth to a full-fledged offspring by means of caesarean section, and to a sandal fetus in a regular manner through the womb, in such a case she brings an offering for giving birth to the sandal fetus, despite the fact
The Talmud asks: But according to R' Shimon, who said that an offspring which is delivered by means of caesarean section is considered a full-fledged offspring, and its mother does bring an offering, what is there to say? Why is it necessary for the Mishnah to state this halakha if the woman must