English: The Gemara compares the capacity of Solomon’s altar with the dimensions of the Temple altar and resolves the apparent discrepancy by understanding “small to contain” as describing a person of small stature who is unfit for service.
On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse.
What Is Learned
The same cited passage addresses the meaning of “small to contain”; this page should ultimately be checked against the exact clause assigned by Torah Temimah to this separate note.