Kiddushin 59 - Stealing the Bride

If one says to his fellow: "Go and betroth so-and-so to me," and the fellow went and betrothed her to himself, she is betrothed to this second person, though he has acted deceitfully.

Rav Gidel was negotiating to buy a piece of land, but Rav Abba bought it first. He wanted to give the land when informed, but Rav Gidel would not accept presents. The land was left for students' use and acquired the name "The Land of the Rabbis."

If one says to a woman, "Behold, you are betrothed to me after thirty days" (valid), and another man comes and betrothed her in the meantime, she is betrothed to the second man.

Art: A Flirtation by Vicente de Parades