1)
What is the significance of the golden rim?
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Rashi: It represented the crown of Keser Kehunah.
2)
Why was the inner Mizbe'ach covered with gold?
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Moshav Zekenim (Vayikra 6:5): Because the inner Mizbe'ach corresponds to the Shechinah. 1 This is why one may not eat a Chatas if the blood came inside [the Heichal] - since there is no eating in the Heavenly realm.
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Moshav Zekenim: As the Pasuk hints in Shir Hashirim, 5:14 "Yadav Gelilei Zahav".
