I heard there’s a case in the Gemara that a woman in a pool got pregnant from a man in the pool who let שכבת זרע out into the water (with no direct contact though). Anyone have the source?
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They also asked ben Zoma: A woman considered to be a virgin who became pregnant, what is the halakha? A High Priest may marry only a virgin; is he permitted to marry her? ... He said to them: ... we are concerned that she may have conceived in a bath.
It is said that Yirmiyahu's daughter was impregnated in this way.
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Thanks. This just led me down a whole rabbit hole about the alphabet of Ben Sira. Do you know if this book is considered legit? The site I read said it’s a satire probably written by a heretic, but then why would it be in Otzar Midrashim and on Sefaria? Commented Aug 9 at 20:26
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Note that most of the sources which quote that Ben Sira was born through an ambati don't mention the Yirmiyahu part. Only Likkutei Maharil says that, without any prior source for that assertion– robevCommented Aug 10 at 20:08
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@CuriousYid Alphabet's legitimacy is debatable. It's considered a medieval work, unlike Ben Sira which is from the Hellenistic period. Otzar brings it because Eisenstein brought many works of questionable origins simply because they were old or at least seemed old and seemed based on traditional hashkafa. Sefaria probably brings it for the same reason, although Sefaria isn't an inherently Orthodox site.– Harel13Commented Aug 12 at 16:03
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