of access. At the foot of the mount stood the people, and there the altar was set up; in like manner, the altar was placed in the Court of the Tabernacle to which the laity had access. Higher up on the mount was the second zone of holiness, to which only the priests and elders were admitted. Corresponding to this in the Tabernacle was the Holy Place, which was restricted to the priesthood. The summit of the mountain constituted the third zone, which was exclusively reserved for Moses. Its counterpart