וְהַחֹנִ֣ים לִפְנֵ֣י הַמִּשְׁכָּ֡ן קֵ֣דְמָה לִפְנֵי֩ אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֨ד ׀ מִזְרָ֜חָה מֹשֶׁ֣ה ׀ וְאַהֲרֹ֣ן וּבָנָ֗יו שֹֽׁמְרִים֙ מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁ לְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהַזָּ֥ר הַקָּרֵ֖ב יוּמָֽת׃
在帳幕前面東邊，就是在會幕前面朝日出的方向安營的，是摩西和亞倫以及亞倫的兒子們；他們為以色列人負責看守聖所的職守；凡外人近前來的，必被處死。
Mishneh Torah, Prayer and the Priestly Blessing
When a synagogue is to be built, the highest part of the town should be selected for the site, as it is said, "At the head of the noisy streets she [Wisdom] calleth" (Proverbs 1:21). The building is to be raised sufficiently high to overtop all the other courtyards of the town, as it is said, "To exalt the house of our God." (Ezra 9:9). The doors of the Synagogue are to be made to open only on the East side, as it is said, "And those who encamped before the Tabernacle eastwards" (Numbers 3:38). Within, a shrine is built to contain a scroll of the Law. This shrine is erected on the side towards which the people in that town turn when praying, so that when they are standing engaged in prayer, they will face the shrine.