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• W270209587 abstract "After the Children of Israel left Egypt and received the Torah at Mount Sinai, they were commanded by God to build Him a portable temple, the Tabernacle [mishkan]. It consisted of a Tent of Appointment [ohel mo'ed], several furnishings (Ark, Altars, Menorah, etc.) and a courtyard [hatzer]. The Tent of Appointment of the Tabernacle was essentially a set of several special coverings which were spread upon a gold plated wooden framework. Up to this day, the exact design of some elements of this framework remains a subject of debate among religious and secular Bible scholars, Jewish and non-Jewish alike. One such element, the corner boards, is especially problematic owing to a very obscure description provided in the original text, and because of its key importance to the entire structure from an architectural point of view. Since it would be impossible to discuss every proposed solution to the problem within the scope of this article, I will concentrate only on the widely accepted opinion of Rabbi Nehemyah in the Talmud (TB Shabbat 98) while comparing it to my own. I will also omit all irrelevant details of the description so as to make the discussion easier for an unprepared reader to understand. According to Exodus chapter 26, the Tent of Appointment consisted of a wooden framework and several coverings. One of these coverings (yeri'ot), the only one relevant to our problem, was made of goats' hair and measured 30 cubits wide by 44 cubits long. (1) The wooden framework of the Tent of Appointment, as seen from above, was essentially a [PI] shaped structure with its open side facing east. It was constructed by putting together identical wooden boards [kerashim], each of which was 10 cubits high, 1.5 cubits wide and of an unspecified thickness. (2) Each board stood upon two silver sockets [adanim] of unknown shape and dimensions, but of the exact same weight. (3) On the south side of the framework there were 20 boards, making the southern wall of the framework 20 x 1.5 cubits = 30 cubits long, and the number of its silver sockets 20 x 2 = 40 pieces. (4) On the north side of the framework there were also 20 boards, making the northern wall of the framework 20 x 1.5 cubits = 30 cubits long, and the number of silver sockets 20 x 2 = 40 pieces. (5) On the west side of the framework there were six boards, (6) totaling 6 x 1.5 cubits = 9 cubits long (the width of the Tabernacle was thus 9 cubits, leaving one cubit or two half-cubits on each side unaccounted for), and two additional boards, the corner boards, of which we read the following: And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the Tabernacle in the hinder part. And they shall be double beneath, and in like manner they shall be complete unto the top thereof unto the first ring; thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners (Ex. 26:23-24). The description of the western part of the framework concludes with the following statement: Thus there shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets: two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board (Ex. 26:25). According to Exodus 26:13, the 30-cubit wide goats' hair covering would have to fully cover the resulting framework along its width. This included the 10 cubits of height, the thickness of the northern and southern walls, and the entire length of the western wall. This, in turn, would leave us with at least 30 - 10 - 10 - 9 = 1 cubit of empty space to fit both of the corner boards, or 1/2 = 0.5 cubit for each. In brief, we end up with the goats' hair covering, 30 cubits wide by 44 cubits long, and with a [PI] shaped wooden framework, which was 10 cubits high, 30 cubits long and at least 9 cubits wide, leaving at least 0.5 cubits of space on each side of its western wall to fit the corner boards. So what were the shape and the dimensions of these corner boards? According to TB Shabbat 98b, since only a half-cubit of space was left for the corner boards on each side of the western wall, and because Exodus 26:23 and 25 seem to imply that only two boards were dedicated for the corners of the framework, these two corner boards must have been just like the rest of the boards (10 x 1. …" @default.
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