Who knows two hundred ninety-eight?
?שמונה ותשעים ומאתים - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 298.
I wash my hands of anything to do with lazy gematria on this one.
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Answer
According to the Ein Ya'akov, exactly 298 Kohanim could grasp the edges of the Parochet (partition-curtain) of the Temple at once, so that they could all participate in ritually immersing it. This number is, according to the Ein Ya'akov, exaggerated slightly as 300 in Mishnayot Shekalim 8:5.
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