Commentary for Zevachim 123:8
ת"ר קרן וכבש ויסוד וריבוע מעכבין מדת ארכו ומדת רחבו ומדת קומתו אין מעכבין מנה"מ אמר רב הונא אמר קרא (שמות כז, א) המזבח כל מקום שנאמר המזבח לעכב
In a Baraitha it was taught, R'Eleazar B'Jacob said: Three prophets went up with them from the Exile: one who testified to them about [the dimensions of] the altar and the site of the altar; another who testified to them that they could sacrifice even though there was no Temple; and a third who testified to them that the Torah should be written in Assyrian characters.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the square form of Hebrew now in use. V. Sanh. (Sonc. ed.) p. 119. notes.');"><sup>13</sup></span> Our Rabbis taught: The horn, the ascent, the base and squareness are indispensable; the measurements of its length, breadth and height are not indispensable.
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