English: Rabbi Yosef reports that the wood logs Moses prepared for the altar were one cubit long, one cubit wide, and as thick as the griddle used for measuring a seah. Rav Yirmiyah adds that the cubit was a shortened cubit. The discussion addresses the required dimensions and placement of altar wood.
On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse.
What Is Learned
The cited passage discusses the dimensions of the wood prepared for the altar and the requirement that the wood not project beyond the altar.