וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ לָאִשָּׁ֖ה וַתְּסַפֶּר־ל֑וֹ וַיִּתֶּן־לָ֣הּ הַמֶּלֶךְ֩ סָרִ֨יס אֶחָ֜ד לֵאמֹ֗ר הָשֵׁ֤יב אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָהּ֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־תְּבוּאֹ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה מִיּ֛וֹם עָזְבָ֥ה אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְעַד־עָֽתָּה׃ (פ)
王問那婦人,她就把這事講給王聽。於是王為她派了一位官員,說:«要把屬她的一切都歸還她,連她離開這地那天起直到如今,田地所有的出產也都歸還她。»
Jerusalem Talmud Bava Batra
Rav said, there can be no claim of undisturbed possession from a fugitive, nor one made from one country to another. Samuel said, there can be a claim of undisturbed possession from a fugitive, and a claim of undisturbed possession made from one country to another48As the Babli points out, 38b, this statement by Rav contradicts the earlier one that the rule of the Mishnah only applies to emergency situations. Samuel’s position is clear; he holds that a protest can be made before any court which will sign a dated statement which may be used before the court at the place of the disputed real estate without time limit. For the position of Rav, two explanations are given there. One is that he holds that a protest must be made in person and that his statement about the Mishnah was to explain the thinking of the Tanna, not his own. Another is that he also holds that a protest can be submitted in any court but that such an appearance in a distant court can be expected only from a fugitive because of nonpayment of taxes or other debt but not from a person accused of a capital crime. Also, the choice of the word “country” instead of “province” refers to a country outside the Roman Empire, such as Persia or India, from where any communication might be difficult or impossible.. Rav Naḥman bar Rav Isaac48*The identity of this Amora is not clear. The fourth generation Amora Rav Naḥman bar Isaac never is quoted as Rav Naḥman bar Rav Isaac. said, a verse supports what Samuel said: “The king gave her an adjutant,492K. 8:6. Since the Ṣhunamite woman needed the king’s intervention after an absence of 7 years in the Land of the Philistines it follows that she could get no relief in the regular courts since a claim of undisturbed possession could be made against a proprietor living in another country.” etc.