The Temple's Base, Walls, and Overall Height
The Temple's Base, Walls, and Overall Height
Part of Beit Hamikdash · 3:56
A short, technical class walking through the Temple structure's foundational and upper-floor dimensions.
Audio Transcript
Solid trench, six 讗诪讜转 high of solid foundation. 专讜诐 讻讜转诇讬 讛讘讬转, above ground. 专讜诐 讻讜转诇讬 讛讘讬转 讗专讘注讬诐 讗诪讛, then the wall was 40 讗诪讛. 40 讗诪讛, that's like 60 feet high. So this, 讜专讜诐 讛讻讬讜专 砖讘转讬拽专讛 讗诪讛, then you had a ceiling. The ceiling also, there's a 转讬拽专讛, there's a ceiling, was the thickness of an 讗诪讛. 讜注诇 讙讘讬讜 讙讜讘讛 砖转讬 讗诪讜转 驻谞讜讬, on top of that ceiling, there was empty space of two 讗诪讛, so if it ever rains, the water should be able to go through there. 讛讜讗 讛谞拽专讗, it's called 讘讬转 讚讬诇驻讗. 注讜讘讬 讛转讬拽专讛 砖注诇 讙讘讬 讘讬转 讚讬诇驻讗, on top of that empty space, there was another ceiling. That was like in every house, you have, you have two floors, no you have the ceiling and you have the the floor of the second floor. So here you had a ceiling, that, and then you had the empty space, and then you had another ceiling, which was the floor on the top. 讘讬转 讚讬诇驻讗, 讘讬转 讚讬诇驻讗, was also 讗诪讛, huh? That's called 讘讬转 讚讬诇驻讗. And, and then the thickness on top of the 讘讬转 讚讬诇驻讗, on top of the place where the water went, was an 讗诪讛. 讜诪注讝讬讘讛 讙讜讘讛 讗诪讛, on top of that, there was like cement and everything, which another 讗诪讛. 讜注诇讬讛 讘谞讜讬讛 注诇 讙讘讬讜, and then you
had a second floor on top. How big was the second floor? 讙讜讘讛 讻讜转诇讬讛 讗专讘注讬诐 讗诪讛, the walls were 40 讗诪讛. 讜讙讙 讙讜讘讛 讗诪讛 讻讬讜专, same thing, and on top of that floor, there was the same ceiling, also 讻讬讜专 we call because it's a design, was an 讗诪讛. 讗诪转讬诐 讙讜讘讛 讘讬转 讚讬诇驻讗, then there's another empty space for the rain to go, two 讗诪讛. 讗诪讛 转讬拽专讛, is an 讗诪讛 of another ceiling. And 讗诪讛 诪注讝讬讘讛, on top of that, there was cement and whatever, was an 讗诪讛. 讜讙讜讘讛 讛诪注拽讛, oh, then there was a 诪注拽讛, then on top of the ceiling there was a, on top of the roof, there was a fence, which was 砖诇砖 讗诪讜转, three 讗诪讜转. 讜讻诇讛 注讜专讘 讘专讝诇, then there was a metal plate, 讻诪讬谉 住讬讬祝, very sharp, like a sword, 讙讜讘讛讜 讗诪讛, height, an 讗诪讛, 注诇 讙讘讬 讛诪注拽讛, on the fence, 住讘讬讘, all around, 讻讚讬 砖诇讗 讬谞讜讞讜 注诇讬讜 讛注讜驻讜转, the birds shouldn't shouldn't come there. 讜讛讜讗 谞拽专讗, it's called 讻诇讛 注讜专讘. How could the water get to the first ceiling? Huh? If it ever got, if it ever leaked. And that's called 讻诇讛 注讜专讘. 讛专讬 讛讻诇, if you make a 讞砖讘讜谉 of everything together, it comes out 诇诪讗讛 讗诪讛, that you have 100 amah. So when you walked into the the 讛讬讻诇, the 拽讚砖, and you were standing like this, a person is how tall? Three amot. And... No, no, it says, we learned yesterday in 砖讬讞讜转, a person was tall three amot, the Gemara says. And this was 40 amah to the ceiling. So you can imagine how high this was. I mean, if you
walked into like some place you walked into these buildings in, some shuls from Europe, it was mamash, it was more than that. It was so impressive, I mean it's... Were there beams inside to hold the roof? No. How how did these beams hold? We will see. This was another 讞讻诪讛, 讞讻诪讛. Yeah, yeah, the structure was a, yeah. I don't understand how how did they make a a ceiling like that. This one is What he showed the picture There were beams, yeah. It was wood. Inside it was covered with plaster, right? And it was wood. Holding up the wall, and it's nice, not in the middle. The middle is hollow. No, in the Well, we'll see in the next halachah. We're not going to learn it now, but Look over here, you see. Look at the building and look at the people. People are right here. This is the building. Crazy. Mamash. I saw a building like that in Samarkand. Oh yeah? It says Rabbi Ovadia miBartenura says that there was a solid wooden base that held up the roof, the 讘讬转 讚讬诇驻讗. Yeah, but it was all this. It wasn't beams. Right. All right, sure there was a Okay. Samarkand is a building, it's called one of the wonders of the world. Yeah? They build it also made, made based 讝讬讬 讛讗讘谉 讙注讘讜讬讟 驻讜谉 驻讜谉 诪讬诇讱 拽注诪诇 讗讜谉 驻讜谉 讘诇讜讟. And then, yeah, 10, that 1,000 people