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BITUMEN*
Asphalt as found in its natural state; pitch, tar. “Bitumen” (KJB “slime”) was used for mortar in the Tower of Babel’s construction (Gn 11:3) and to seal the reed basket in which baby Moses was concealed (Ex 2:3). In Israel, the valley of Siddim was dotted with numerous bitumen pits into which a number of soldiers fell during Chedorlaomer’s war against Sodom and Gomorrah (Gn 14:10).
See also Asphalt; Minerals and Metals.