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10 of those cubits stood opposite the entrance to the Sanctuary. 11 of those cubits were to the north of the entrance and 11 of those cubits were to the south of the entrance. It follows that the altar was aligned precisely opposite the Sanctuary and its walls. According to this opinion, since the
And if it enters your mind to say that the mishnayot in tractate Middot are in accordance with the opinion of R' Yehuda, do you find that the altar stood in the middle of the courtyard in tractate Middot? But didn’t we learn in a Mishnah there: The dimensions of the entire courtyard were a length of
The Talmud provides the dimensions of the Temple’s width from south to north, a total of 135 cubits. The ramp and the altar together were 62 cubits. The ramp and altar were each 32 cubits long, but two cubits of the upper part of the altar were subsumed in the base and ledge surrounding the altar.
And if it enters your mind to say that the mishnayot in tractate Middot are in accordance with the opinion of R' Yehuda, do you find the altar in the middle of the courtyard? Most of the altar stands in the southern part of the courtyard.