![]() ![]() Infant in a bitumen coated reed basket, bringing to mind images of an Sargon the Great is said to have floated down the Euphrates as an Of the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon as a waterproofing agent. ![]() The Darius Palace in Susa was constructedīitumen was also used as a waterproofing agent, and is still used These were the bricks of the Tower of Babel.įor such construction exists in the Ziggurats of Ur, which show bitumen The mortar, or bricks mentioned in Genesis, were made by mixing bitumen with chopped straw, sand,Īnd clay. Mortar in the construction of palaces, temples, ziggurats, and houses. Mesopotamia and throughout the ancient Near East bitumen was used extensively as It has been shown to have been in use by Neanderthals as anĪdhesive to fix handles onto their tools. It is also known as tar, or asphalt, and had many uses in theĪncient world. Modern day Middle East, and the wealth these deposits bring to thoseīitumen is a black, oily, gelatinous and highly flammable It would be comparable to the oil deposits found throughout the It was prevalent in the vale of Siddim - or Sodom & Gomorrah.īitumen was a resource used extensively in the ancient world.īitumen deposits would have added a tremendous amount of wealth to the This was a common resource in the ancient Near East, used to coat the infant Moses' boat. The Septuagint (LXX) specifies "their mortar was bitumen", translated as "tar" above. As Shinar was in ancient Babylon, history has unveiled the material and process involved in ancient brick-making. Bricks would later be made by the Hebrews under Egyptian bondage. ![]() Bricks are the primary material the Bible mentions. The first thing to take note of is the material used to build the tower. 4 And they said, 'Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth." " 3 And they said to one another, 'Come, let us make bricks and burn them thoroughly.' And they used brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar. Genesis 11:3-4 portray the planning and motive of the Tower of Babel. that great and mysterious tower reaching into the heavens. Would not stop with Babylon, however, as verses 11-12 describe hisĬonquest of Assyria and building of Nineveh, the great Assyrian capital.īut without question Nimrod's most famous exploit is the Tower of Babel ![]()
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