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The Kohen Gadol and the Officers of the Temple
Key locations around the Azarah are the Beit Avtinas (on the southeastern corner of the Azarah, where the quarters for the Kohen Gadol were situated within, the Parbar, behind the Temple building where the korbanot (sacrifices) of the Kohanim were separated until offered, the Altar and Slaughter House, and the Beit haNitzotz where chambers were located that related to the offerings. Also key was the Beit haMokeid where the Kohanim where quartered while performing their service of the Mishmar (Course or Division).
The Inner Courtyard according to Rambam
The fourth chapter of Hilchot Beit haBechirah by Rambam describes the Temple building while Chapter Five lists the structures of...
The Altar of the Temple
From the various texts of the Tanach, Mishnah, Tosefta, Talmud Bavli, and Talmud Yerushalmi, Rambam has collected the assorted halachot...
A Day in the Temple
The daily service of the Temple was described in the Tractate Tamid of the Mishnah. Complimenting this account is the...
A Brief Synopsis about the different theories for the location of the Temple.
There are four current theories. What are they? The four theories are: The northern theory. That the Temple building, (specifically...
