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the young men of the priesthood [pirḥei khehunna]? Is there a distinction between these different terms? The rabbis say: Yes, there is a distinction. There, with regard to the priests who keep watch in the Chamber of Avtinas and in the Chamber of the Spark, the Mishnah is referring to priests who
§ We learned in a Mishnah elsewhere (Middot 1:1): The priests would keep watch in 3 places in the Temple courtyard: In the Chamber of Avtinas, and in the Chamber of the Spark, and in the Chamber of the Hearth.
And the Levites would keep watch in 21 places, as follows: 5 upon the 5 gates of the Temple Mount; 4 upon the 4 corners of the Temple Mount, within the wall surrounding the Temple Mount; 5 upon the 5 gates of the Temple courtyard, and 4 upon the 4 corners of the Temple courtyard outside the courtya
With regard to these 21 places where the Levites keep watch, the Talmud asks: From where are these matters derived? Rav Yehuda of Sura said, and some say that it was taught in a baraita: This is derived as it is written with regard to the Levites assigned by David to serve as gatekeepers upon the f
The rabbis say that if these verses are the source for the 21 places in which the Levites keep watch, that is difficult, as these watches enumerated in the verse are 24 in total. Abaye said: This is what the verse is saying: “For the Asuppim two,” and they are always only two. It is not uncommon fo