Commentary for Zevachim 116:9

ואי קסבר חציו בצפון וחציו בדרום חד סרי בעי למיתי ואלא קסבר קדושת היכל ואולם חדא מילתא היא שית בעי למיתי

Hence it must surely be that he holds that the whole altar was in the north, and these four cubits are as follows: one cubit for the base, one for the terrace, one for the horns, and one for the feet of the priests; for should one go further than this there would no more be the door.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., it would carry it beyond the line of the door. Thus we have a Mishnah in support of R. Johanan's statement regarding R. Jose.');">¹³</span> Said R'Adda B'Ahabah:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To refute this proof.');">¹⁴</span>

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