Mesorat%20hashas for Zevachim 118:2
וכשאתה מגיע לחשבון עולות ולמנין אמות זה גדול מזה
it is said, And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he offered unto the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. VIII, 63.');"><sup>3</sup></span> and when you calculate the number of burnt-offerings and the number of cubits, the latter was larger than the former?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Moses' altar was five cubits square. From these a cubit must be deducted on all sides for the horns, and a further cubit on all sides for the terrace where the priests walked. This left only one cubit square for the actual burning. Whereas in Solomon's altar the actual place for burning was twenty cubits square, according to R. Jose, which means four hundred times as large. If then the smaller altar could cope with a thousand animals, this larger one was surely more than enough for the number offered that day. Hence 'was too little to receive' etc. cannot be meant literally.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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