Difference between revisions of "Purpose and Placement of the Incense Altar/2"

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<category>Unique Function
 
<category>Unique Function
 
<p>The command to build the incense altar appears separately from the other vessels because it does not share their purpose.&#160; While the Tabernacle as a whole was meant to invite and house Hashem's presence, the incense altar had a different function.</p>
 
<p>The command to build the incense altar appears separately from the other vessels because it does not share their purpose.&#160; While the Tabernacle as a whole was meant to invite and house Hashem's presence, the incense altar had a different function.</p>
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<mekorot><multilink><a href="RambanShemot30-1" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanShemot30-1" data-aht="source">Shemot 30:1</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Nachman (Ramban, Nachmanides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe b. Nachman</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SefornoShemot30-1" data-aht="source">Seforno</a><a href="SefornoShemot30-1" data-aht="source">Shemot 30:1</a><a href="R. Ovadyah Seforno" data-aht="parshan">About R. Ovadyah Seforno</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="VilnaGaonGRAShemot30-1" data-aht="source">Vilna Gaon (GR"A)</a><a href="VilnaGaonGRAShemot30-1" data-aht="source">Shemot 30:1</a><a href="R. Eliyahu of Vilna (Vilna Gaon – GR" a)"="" data-aht="parshan">About R. Eliyahu of Vilna</a></multilink>, modern scholars</mekorot>
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<point><b>Purpose of the Mishkan as a whole</b></point>
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<point><b>Function of the Incense Altar</b></point>
 
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<category>Secondary Vessel
 
<category>Secondary Vessel
<p>The placement of the incense altar at the end highlights its lowly status and technical function.</p>
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<p>The placement of the incense altar after the main discussion of the Mishkan's vessels highlights its lowly status and the technical role it played.</p>
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<mekorot><multilink><a href="MorehNevukhim345" data-aht="source">Moreh Nevukhim</a><a href="MorehNevukhim345" data-aht="source">3 45</a><a href="Moreh Nevukhim" data-aht="parshan">About Moreh Nevukhim</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="MeshekhChokhmahShemot30-1" data-aht="source">R. Meir Simcha of Dvinsk</a><a href="MeshekhChokhmahShemot30-1" data-aht="source">Meshekh Chokhmah Shemot 30:1</a><a href="R. Meir Simcha of Dvinsk (Meshekh Chokhmah)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Meir Simcha of Dvinsk (Meshekh Chokhmah)</a></multilink></mekorot>
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<point><b>Function</b></point>
 
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<category>Change in Plan
 
<category>Change in Plan
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<category>Technicalities
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<p>The placement of the unit discussing the incense altar says nothing about the function or intrinsic worth of the vessel.&#160; It is simply the result of technical, literary concerns.</p>
 
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15: <mekorot><multilink><a href="RambanShemot30-1" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanShemot30-1" data-aht="source">Shemot 30:1</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Nachman (Ramban, Nachmanides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe b. Nachman</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SefornoShemot30-1" data-aht="source">Seforno</a><a href="SefornoShemot30-1" data-aht="source">Shemot 30:1</a><a href="R. Ovadyah Seforno" data-aht="parshan">About R. Ovadyah Seforno</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="VilnaGaonGRAShemot30-1" data-aht="source">Vilna Gaon (GR"A)</a><a href="VilnaGaonGRAShemot30-1" data-aht="source">Shemot 30:1</a><a href="R. Eliyahu of Vilna (Vilna Gaon – GR" a)"="" data-aht="parshan">About R. Eliyahu of Vilna</a></multilink>, modern scholars</mekorot>