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Genesis 6:14 Exodus 2:3 , translated "slime" in Genesis 11:3 14:10 , is properly bitumen or asphaltum, anciently found on and near the Dead Sea, which was hence called the lake Asphaltities. It abounded in the vicinity of Babylon, and was used as fuel. The ark of Noah and that of Moses were rendered waterproof by it; and the bricks of the tower of Babel were cemented with it. It is commonly found in a solid state; but being liquefied by heat, and used as a mortar, it becomes as hard as the rocks it cements together. It is still thrown up by earthquakes from the bottom of the Dead Sea, and floats to the shore sometimes in large masses. See SEA 3.
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These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Pitch'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/p/pitch.html. 1859.
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Pitch'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/p/pitch.html. 1859.
