Commento su I Re 8:51
כִּֽי־עַמְּךָ֥ וְנַחֲלָתְךָ֖ הֵ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר הוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם מִתּ֖וֹךְ כּ֥וּר הַבַּרְזֶֽל׃
poiché sono il tuo popolo e la tua eredità che tu hai fatto uscire dall'Egitto, nel mezzo della fornace di ferro;
Rashi on I Kings
The smelting pot of iron. The earthenware29Alternatively, give a non-Jew anything he asks for, as incentive that he turn to God with his prayers, and to publicize God’s Presence in the Beis Hamikdosh.—Ralbag utensils used to purify gold of its impurities is called כור.30The phrase “of iron” refers to the purpose of the pot, not the material of which it is made. The pot itself is earthenware.
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