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Why does 1 Samuel 14:49 leave out Eshba'al?
The Abarbanel on that passuk explains that it didn’t mention him because he became king later on and so he was discussed there:
והנה יראה שלא זכר מהבנים כי אם אשר לא ירשו מלכותו, והם השלשה בנים שמתו ...
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Could there be a Halachik issue with using a DNA kit such as 23andMe?
Main problem I thought of: if someone were to find out they're
actually a mamzer. This is definitely not something we'd want someone
to know since we try to be very lenient with safeik mamzer.
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