1)

What was the "Karkov"?

1.

Rashi: There were actually two Karkovs; one was an ornamental groove one Amah wide that surrounded the Mizbe'ach 1 immediately above the Michbar, the other, a sunken path beside the four K'ranos, one Amah wide, which went round the roof of the Mizbe'ach, to prevent the Kohanim 2 from slipping. 3

2.

Rashbam: It was a ledge - where the Mizbe'ach became narrower near the top - for the Kohanim to walk round the Mizbe'ach.


1

See Torah Temimah, note 8.

2

Who walked round the Mizbe'ach inside on the Amah path inside the Karkov.

3

Rashi: Three Amos from the top - according to the opinion that the Mizbe'ach was ten Amos tall (Refer to 27:1:1:2). See Rashi, who elaborates on the implications of the word 'Karkov'.

2)

Why does the Torah inform us that the Reshes reached half-way down the Mizbe'ach?

1.

Zevachim, 53a: To teach us to specifically mark the half-way point of the Mizbe'ach. 1


1

Refer to 27:4:1:1**:

3)

What are the implications of the 'Hey' in "Ad Chatzi ha'Mizbe'ach"?

1.

Zevachim, 119b: It is to exempt the Bamos (Yachid) 1 from the need to mark the half-way point.


1

See Torah Temimah, note 13.

4)

How did the Kohanim ascend the Mizbe'ach to perform the Avodah.

1.

Rashi: In order to ascend the Mizbe'ach, they manufactured a ramp. 1 as the Pasuk hints at the end of Yisro. 2


1

That reached as far as one Amah from the southern wall, according to R. Yossi, and was only ten Amos long according to R. Yehudah (Refer to 27:1:1:1 and refer to 27:1:1:2. The top of the ramp stopped a hairs-breadth away from the Mizbe'ach. See Zevachim, 62b (Rashi).

2

Refer to 20:23:1:1.

5)

On which side of the Mizbe'ach did they build the ramp?

1.

Zevachim, 62b: On the south side of the Mizbe'ach. 1


1

Zevachim (Ibid.): Which we can extrapolate from the fact that the Torah refers to the north side as "Yerech", which implies the back.

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