Commentary for Zevachim 124:9

ההוא מיבעי ליה לגופיה א"כ פונים פונים למה לי

every turning which you take must be rightward to the east.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The text refers to the altar, and is interpreted to mean that the altar must be so constructed that when the priest, standing by the altar, has to turn round the side, he will turn right, and go eastward. That is possible only if the ascent is at the south.');">²¹</span> Yet say: must be leftward to the east?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which would necessitate the ascent on the north.');">²²</span> - You cannot think so.

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