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Chapter 4, Mishna 3 Our mishna discusses the special gold coal pan used on Yom Kippur. The Sages derive that there were different types of gold used in the Temple from 1 Kings 10. Looking there, we learn a fascinating account of Solomon’s encounter with the Queen of Sheba, when she brought gold and other tribute. How she tested him with riddles, and his influence on her future, which is the subject of conflicting rabbinic legends and stories…