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SUMMARY
1. The area of the Azarah was 187 Amos by 135 Amos.
2. The Mishnah details the 187 Amos of the Azarah, starting from the eastern side.
3. The Mishnah details the 135 Amos of the Azarah, starting from the northern side.
4. There were six Lishkos in the Azarah, three in the north and three in the south.
5. The Sanhedrin ha'Gadol would sit in the Lishkas ha'Gazis and judge many cases, including whether a Kohen was fit to serve in the Beis ha'Mikdash.
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A BIT MORE
1. From east to west, it was 187 Amos. From north to south, it was 135 Amos.
2. The Ezras Yisrael was 11 Amos. The Ezras Kohanim was 11 Amos. The area of the Mizbe'ach was 32 Amos. Between the Ulam and the Mizbe'ach were 22 Amos. The Heichal was 100 Amos. There were 11 Amos behind the western wall of the Heichal and the western wall of the Azarah.
3. There were 62 Amos of the ramp and Mizbe'ach, an additional 8 Amos between the Mizbe'ach and the slaughtering rings, 24 Amos for the slaughtering rings, 4 Amos between the rings and the tables, 4 Amos between the tables and hooks, and 8 Amos between the hooks and the southern wall of the Azarah. The rest of the space was taken up by the hooks themselves and the space between the ramp and the wall.
4. In the north were the Lishkas ha'Melach, Lishkas ha'Parvah, and the Lishkas ha'Meidichin. In the south were the Lishkas ha'Etz, Lishkas ha'Golah, and the Lishkas ha'Gazis.
5. The Mishnah notes that a Kohen who was found unfit would wear black clothes and leave the area. If he was found fit to serve, he would wear white and join the other Kohanim. A Yom Tov would be made in honor of the fact that no problems were found with the descendant of Aharon ha'Kohen.
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