[Avodah] Corners of the Chatzeir

[Micha Berger]

Were there amudim at the corners of the chatzeir?

The side walls had 20 pillars for 100 amos.
The back wall had 10 pillars for 50 amos.
The front wall (ignoring the sha'ar) were two 15 amah pieces, each with 3
pillars.

If you didn't know about Fencepost Errors, you might just assume that
the pillars were every 5 amos. But...

If one of the back's 10 pillars was in the corner, i.e. 0 amos from the
corner, then the second is at 5 amos, the 3rd at 10... and the 10th at
45 amost from that first corner. Not yet at the second corner.

So, where there amudim at the corners? And if so, which side's count
included the corners? Those pillars would end up being more than 5
amos apart.

Or maybe the corners of the chatzeir cut the diagonal, and there were no
pillars at the corner. So, the northmost pillar on the west side was a
bit away from the corner, the westmost pillar on the south side as well,
and the qela'im ran from one to the other, cutting the corner.

Anyone know if this is discussed?

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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