Yoma 17A

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Rather, must one not conclude from it that that the mishnayot in tractate Middot are in accordance with the opinion of R' Eliezer ben Ya’akov? The Talmud concludes: Indeed, conclude from it that this is so.

§ In an additional attempt to resolve the contradiction with regard to the Chamber of the Lambs, Rav Adda, son of Rav Yitzḥak, said: This chamber was removed from the corner, as it was not actually in the corner of the Hall of the Hearth but was located along the middle of the western side of the ha

The Talmud comments: In any event, it is reasonable to say that this chamber was closer to the southwest corner than it was to the northwest corner. From where does one arrive at that conclusion? From the fact that we raise a contradiction between the Mishnah in tractate Tamid, where we learned that

And we resolve the contradiction based on what Rav Huna, son of Rav Yehoshua, said: The Master in tractate Middot envisions the chambers as one coming via the right, from the south to the east, then to the north and then to the west. And the Master in tractate Tamid envisions the chambers as one co