Jewish%20thought for Zevachim 108:4

אמרי כתיב (דברים יז, ח) וקמת ועלית אל המקום מלמד שבית המקדש גבוה מכל ארץ ישראל וארץ ישראל גבוהה מכל ארצות לא הוו ידעי דוכתיה היכא

this teaches that the Temple was higher than the whole of Eretz Israel,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since one had to 'ascend' to it from wherever he might be.');">¹¹</span> while Eretz Israel is higher than all othe countries. They did not know where that place was. Thereupon they brought the Book of Joshua.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To study the topography of Eretz Israel.');">¹²</span>

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