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that instance of the term Temple is not written with regard to the Tabernacle; rather, it is written with regard to the ark and the other sacred objects in the Tabernacle, as the sons of Kehat carried only the sacred vessels and not the Tabernacle itself. Rather, it is derived from here: “And let t
The Talmud asks: Both according to the opinion of the Rabbis and according to the opinion of R' Yehuda, let them derive the maximum width of a doorway from the doorway of the gate of the courtyard of the Tabernacle. As it is written: “The length of the courtyard shall be 100 cubits and the breadth 5
The Talmud rejects this assertion: There is no proof from there, as that entrance is called the doorway of the gate of the courtyard, but it is not called a doorway, unmodified. Consequently, the dimensions of a doorway mentioned without qualification cannot be derived from that doorway.
The Talmud offers an alternative answer: And if you wish, say instead that when it is written: “The hangings on one side of the gate shall be 15 cubits,” it is referring to the height of the hangings. The width of the hangings, however, is not specified in the Torah at all, and therefore the width
The Talmud raises an objection: Could it be that the height of the hangings was 15 cubits? Isn’t it written explicitly in the verse: “And the height 5 cubits”? The Talmud answers: The verse is stating that the height of the hangings was 5 cubits, measured from the edge of the altar and above. The