temple or mountain
arguing about the derivation the 7 day preparation time for forming a cloud of incense on Yom Kippur.
derived from the descent of another cloud.
but was it on the newly made temple, or on Moshe at Sinai?
(R. Yohanan argues that the derivation of the 7 day sequestering/prep time for the High Priest on Yom Kippur is derived from the requirements of the inauguration service. Resh Lakish derives it from Moshe being in a cloud at Sinai before God called to him. One of the unique features of the Yom Kippur temple service is that the High Priest would enter the Holy of Holies and perform a ritual with incense that would cause a cloud of smoke to rise. cloud rising to echo the cloud descending. but which cloud and where?)
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