בית המקדש · Beit HaMikdach

Mizbeach

The two tables of the kevesh

שולחנות שבמערב הכבש

Shulchanot

See it in the tour

West of the kevesh, two tables. On the marble one the limbs of the offerings were placed; on the silver one, the vessels of the service.

Dimensions

  • one of marble, one of silver
  • 1 × 2 amot, 1.5 high, like the tables of the Beit HaMitbachayim (choice)
  • west of the yesod ramp (choice)

Sources

  • Shekalim 6:4“וּשְׁנַיִם בְּמַעֲרַב הַכֶּבֶשׁ, אֶחָד שֶׁל שַׁיִשׁ וְאֶחָד שֶׁל כֶּסֶף עַל שֶׁל שַׁיִשׁ הָיוּ נוֹתְנִים אֶת הָאֵבָרִים, עַל שֶׁל כֶּסֶף כְּלֵי שָׁרֵת”
  • Rambam, Hilchot Beit HaBechirah 2:15“וּשְׁנֵי שֻׁלְחָנוֹת הָיוּ בְּמַעֲרַב הַכֶּבֶשׁ”

Project decisionChoices of the tour: their dimensions, taken from the tables of the Beit HaMitbachayim, and their position west of the yesod ramp.