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cubits for the one side” (Exodus 38:14), which indicates that the height of the curtains surrounding the courtyard of the Tabernacle was 15 cubits. And what is the meaning when the verse states: “And the height 5 cubits” (Exodus 27:18)? It is referring to the height of the curtains from the upper e
R' Yosei continues: And what is the meaning when the verse states: “And you shall make the altar…and its height shall be 3 cubits” (Exodus 27:1)? The verse means that the altar measures 3 cubits from the edge of the surrounding ledge and above.
The Talmud asks: And how does R' Yehuda, who understands that the copper altar built in the time of Moses was actually 3 cubits high, interpret the verbal analogy based upon the word “square,” from which R' Yosei derived that the height of the copper altar was 10 cubits? The Talmud answers: When he
The Talmud asks: And according to R' Yehuda, who maintains that the altar was 3 cubits high and the curtains surrounding the courtyard of the Tabernacle were 5 cubits high, isn’t the priest visible while performing the service atop the altar? The Talmud answers: Granted, the priest is visible, but
The Talmud returns to the original dispute between R' Yehuda and R' Yosei with regard to whether or not Solomon consecrated the floor of the Temple courtyard. Granted, according to R' Yehuda, who maintains that the floor of the Temple courtyard was consecrated so that it could serve as an altar, th