Commentary for Yoma 3:7

מאי בירה אמר רבה בר בר חנה א"ר יוחנן מקום היה בהר הבית ובירה שמו ור"ל אמר כל המקדש כולו קרוי בירה שנאמר (דברי הימים א כט, יט) הבירה אשר הכינותי

Why [was the ceremony performed] in the north-eastern corner? - Since the heifer was a sin-offering<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is a 'hattath', this word meaning here purification, may also he translated as 'sin-offering'. Num. XIX, 9');">¹²</span> and a sin-offering had to be sacrificed in the northern corner, whereas, on the other hand, it is written about the heifer,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' lbid. XIX, 4.');">¹³</span> Towards the front of the tent of meeting,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lying east.');">¹⁴</span>

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