Augustine of Hippo : When the Scripture says: And on the court around the tabernacle and the altar, he discovers that the altar of burnt offerings was outside, by the door of the tabernacle, so that all was encompassed by the court, and the altar was under the court. between the door of the court and the entrance of the tabernacle. — QUESTIONS ON EXODUS, Q. 175 (tr. J. Litteral, draft)