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THE 2-4 ALTARS |
EXAMPLE: Ex30-01a GOLDEN Altar for KETORETH
EXAMPLE: Ex30-09a GOLDEN Altar NOT FOR Voluntary Ketoreth
EXAMPLE: Ex30-09b Same as above
EXAMPLE: Ex30-09c BURNT=Animal Offerings; MINCHAH=Plant
EXAMPLE: Ex30-10a Yom Kippur Offering blood on GOLDEN ALTAR
EXAMPLE: Ex30-10b Same as above
EXAMPLE: Ec30-10c Same as above
BACKGROUND
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The Bible at several points speaks about offering sacrifices
on various types of altars.
THE LIST
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We gather all verses on
-- the different altars
-- the different sacrifices offered on them
We can then ascertain WHICH sacrifices went on WHICH altars
SUMMARY
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A thorough analysis shows that the bottom line is that there
were 3 altars
TYPE OF ALTAR OFFERING TYPE
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A WOOD-COPPER-COVERED ALTAR FILLED WITH EARTH ANIMAL-PLANT
A WOOD-GOLD-COVERED ALTAR PERFUME
A STONE ALTAR ON ENTRY TO ISRAEL ANIMAL
Here is the list
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| VERSE |
TEXT OF VERSE ON ALTAR |
WHICH OFFERINGS |
| Ex20-21 |
Make me an EARTHEN ALTAR*1 |
BURNT PEACE |
| Ex27-02 |
Make a WOODEN altar-COPPER COVERED |
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| Ex40-29 |
the BURNT ALTAR at TEMPLE DOOR*1 |
DAILY-BURNT MINCHAH |
| Ex29-41 |
On the Altar at Temple door*1 |
DAILY BURNT |
| ' |
' |
' |
| Ex40-26 |
Gold covered altar before Holies |
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| Ex30-03 |
Make a WOODEN alter-GOLD COVERED |
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| Ex30-07 |
On the GOLD COVERED altar |
Ketoreth*2 |
| Ex30-09 |
On the GOld covered altar |
NO BURNT MINCHAH*2 |
| Ex30-09 |
On the Gold covered altar*2 |
No Libation*2 |
| Ex30-09 |
On the Gold Covered altar*2 |
YomKipur Blood Offerin |
| Lv16-18 |
On the altar before God*2 |
YomKipur Blood offerin |
| Ex30-09 |
On the GOLD covered altar*2 |
No VOLUNTARY Ketoreth |
| Lv10-01 |
Aarons children offered BEFORE GOD |
Strange Ketoreth*2 |
| ' |
' |
' |
| Ex20-22 |
When you make a STONE ALTAR*3 |
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| Dt27-06 |
Make a STONE ALTAR(on border)*3 |
BURNT PEACE |
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COMMENTS |
*1 Two different verses present 2 different descriptions:
Ex20-21 talks about an EARTHEN altar for BURNT & PEACE
offerings. By contrast Ex27-02 and Ex40-29 mention that
the altar at the TEMPLE DOOR was made of wood and coated
with copper (And used for the daily BURNT & PEACE offerings)
A standard Biblical technique, which Rabbi Ishmael
called the technique of INFERENCE FROM CONTRADICTORY VERSES,
is presented at http://www.RashiYomi.com/ri-14.htm
We outline there 5 methods of resolving contradiction.
One of these 5 methods is the method OF 2 ASPECTS.
In this case we assume that the COPPER-WOOD-EARTH are 3
ASPECTS of this altar construction
-- the altar was made of WOOD
-- it was COATED with COPPER
-- it was FILLED with EARTH
Hence the two verses: Make me a COPPER ALTAR and Make
me an EARTHERN altar--the COPPER and EARTH are 2 ASPECTS
*2 According to these verses there was a wood-built altar
COATED with Gold that was placed before the curtain to
the holy of holies. This altar is called the GOLDEN ALTAR
This altar was used for MANDATORY
KETORETH but not VOLUNTARY KETORETH; it was also used on
the Day of atonement (For blood sprinklings).
In my opinion Rashi infers that the Biblical
phrase STRANGE KETORETH OFFERING means VOLUNTARY PERFUME
OFFERING from the incident in Lv10-01 where this phrase
is used. Thus Rashi used the method of OTHER VERSES
*3 The STONE altar was a special altar made only on
entry to Israel.
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