Talmud zu Divrej Hajamim II 24:20

One understands this for Shilo and the Temple⁷⁵They could be exactly built EW-NS; this statement is the introduction to the next paragraph about the orientation of the Tabernacle in the desert., as Rebbi Aḥa said in the name of Samuel bar Rav Isaac, how much did the earlier prophets exercise themselves to make the Eastern gate so that the sun be exactly on it on the summer solstice and the winter solstice⁷⁶It seems that one should read: the spring and autumn equinoxes, but there is no textual evidence for this.. It was called by seven names: the gate “desist”⁷⁷2K. 11:6., the foundation gate⁷⁸2Chr. 23:5., the sun gate⁷⁹Jer. 19:2., the entrance gate⁸⁰Ez. 40:15., the middle gate⁸¹Jer. 39:3. the new gate⁸²Jer. 26:10., the upper gate⁸³2Chr. 24:20.. The gate “desist” since there the impure separate⁸⁴Anybody not pure was barred from the entire Temple Mount, but those who needed a Temple ceremony for purification, such as the healed sufferer from skin disease, did come to the entrance gate of the Temple proper.; that is what is written⁸⁵Lament. 4:15., desist, impure one calls them. The foundation gate, for there practice was founded. The sun gate, since it was directed towards sunrise, as you are saying⁸⁶Job 9:7., Who says to the sun not to shine. The entrance gate, since it serves as entry and exit. The middle gate, since it is fixed between two gates⁸⁷The Temple door and the entrance gate to the Temple Mount.. The new gate, for there the Sopherim renewed practice. The upper gate, since it was higher than the courtyard of Israel and the courtyard of women⁸⁸R. Ḥananel (ad Yoma 26b, bottom) reads: since it was higher than the courtyard. Probably it means that the Eastern gate was built higher than the wall and the other gates since it was crowned by a tower depicting the fortress of Susa (Mishnah Middot 1:3).. The Temple had another distinction⁸⁹In quite a number of items was the Temple distinguished relative to the Tabernacle at Shilo..

³²⁰A slightly shortened version of Thr. rabba; cf. Babli Gittin 57b, Sanhedrin 94b. Rebbi Joḥanan said, 80’000 young priests were slaughtered for the blood of Zachariah³²¹2Chr. 24:20–22. In dying he invoked God’s vengeance.. Rebbi Yudan asked Rebbi Aḥa, where did they kill Zachariah? In the women’s courtyard or in Israel’s courtyard³²²Herod’s Temple had an outer courtyard accessible to women, a middle one accessible to Israel males, and an inner one reserved uniquely for the sacrificial service by Cohanim.? He said to him, neither in Israel’s courtyard nor in the women’s courtyard but in the priests’ courtyard. They treated his blood neither as ram’s blood nor as gazelle’s blood³²³Ram’s blood has to be poured on the base of the altar; deer’s blood has to be covered as indicated in the verse.. There is written, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust³²⁴Lev. 17:13.. But here³²⁵Ez. 24:7., for its blood was in its midst, on a bare rock he put it. Why all this? To arise rage, to avenge vengeance, I put its blood on a bare rock, without being covered³²⁶Ez. 24:8. In the verse: “impossible to cover.”. Seven sins did Israel commit on that day. They killed a priest, prophet, and judge, spilled innocent blood, defiled the Temple courtyard, and it was a Sabbath and Day of Atonement. When Nebuzaraddan³²⁷Sent to burn down Jerusalem after its surrender and the exile of its inhabitants. came here and saw the blood bubbling, he asked them, what is the matter with this? They told him, it is the blood of bulls, sheep, and rams, which we were sacrificing on the altar. Immediately he brought bulls, rams, and sheep and slaughtered them on it, but the blood still was bubbling. Since they did not confess, he hung them on gallows. They said, since the Holy One, praise to Him, wants to ask for his blood from us, they told him, it is the blood of a priest, prophet, and judge who was prophesying for us [all that you are doing to us.] We conspired against him and killed him. Immediately he brought 80’000 young priests and slaughtered them on it, but the blood was still bubbling. At this moment he got angry with him³²⁸Zachariah., and said to him, do you want to destroy your entire people because of you? Immediately the Holy One, praise to Him, was filled with mercy and said, if this one who is flesh and blood, and cruel, is filled with mercy for My children, I, where it is written about Me³²⁹Deut. 4:31., for a compassionate power is the Eternal, your God, He will not destroy you nor forget the covenant of your forefathers, not so much more? Immediately he indicated to the blood and it was absorbed on its place.