Sotah (Talmud)
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"Sotah" redirects here. For the test of a woman suspected of adultery, see Ordeal of the bitter water.
Sotah (Hebrew: סוֹטָה or Hebrew: שׂוֹטָה[1]) is a tractate of the Talmud in Rabbinic Judaism. The tractate explains the ordeal of the bitter water, a trial by ordeal of a woman suspected of adultery, which is prescribed by the Book of Numbers in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh). In most editions, this tractate is the fifth in the order of Nashim, and it is divided into nine chapters. The tractate exists in the Mishnah, Tosefta, and both the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud.
Quick Facts Tractate of the Talmud, Seder: ...
Tractate of the Talmud | |
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Seder: | Nashim |
Number of Mishnahs: | 67 |
Chapters: | 9 |
Babylonian Talmud pages: | 49 |
Jerusalem Talmud pages: | 47 |
Tosefta chapters: | 15 |
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Sotah is also the term used for the woman tried in this manner.[2]