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There was a certain man who said to those surrounding him: I leave my property to my sons, and he had a son and a grandson, i.e., his son’s son.
The question was raised: Do people call a grandson a son, or do they not?
Does a person call his son – “sons,” or perhaps he doesn’t, and he wanted to include his daughter?
Abaye says: We can bring a proof from the verse, “And the sons of Dan were Chushim” Gen 46:23 (even though there is only one son listed). Rava says: Perhaps the meaning of this verse is as taught in the house of Chizkiyah, that his (Dan’s) sons were many like bundles of reeds?
We explore the literary and midrashic character of Chushim in rabbinic and pseudo Jonathan.