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Ibn Ezra on Exodus 37:1/אבן עזרא על שמות ל״ז:א׳
אויעש בצלאל. בעבור כבוד הארון, גם הוא עשה כל כלי הקדש, והנה הזכיר המשכן והאהל, והפרכת והמסך, כי דרך אחד להם, ואחר כן הזכיר שמן המשחה עם קטורת הסמים, כי יש בשמים בשמן המשחה גם בקטורת הסמים:
1AND BEZALEL MADE. Bezalel made the ark because of its importance.1 Bezalel also made all the holy vessels.2 (v. 10), and he made the candelabrum (v. 17). In the opinion of Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra, this alludes to Bezalel, who made all the sacred vessels. But this is not my opinion, for in the case of the court of the Tabernacle it likewise says, and he made the court (Ex. 38:9), [and it would not be reasonable to say that Bezalel alone made the court]. Rather, this refers back to every wise-hearted man (Ex. 36:8) as mentioned in the making of the Tabernacle” (Nahmanides on Ex. 36:8, Chavel translation). Now Scripture3 mentions the tabernacle,4 the tent,5 the veil,6 and the screen,7 for they serve a similar purpose.8 Scripture then mentions the holy anointing oil with the incense of sweet spices9 because there are spices in the anointing oil and also in the sweet incense.10