Dictionary of Bible Themes Clay was a basic building material in biblical times and clay pottery was widely used. Jeremiah 18:3-4Clay pottery See also Moulded by potters Isaiah 29:16; 41:25; 45:9Leviticus 6:28 See also Used to make pots Leviticus 11:33; 14:5,50; 15:12Lamentations 4:2 Jeremiah 19:1-3 See also Used to make jars Numbers 5:17Jeremiah 32:14 2 Corinthians 4:7 Daniel 2:31-35 Other uses of clay See also To make idols Daniel 2:41-451 Kings 7:46 To make moulds Nahum 3:14pp 2Ch 4:17 See also To make bricks Jeremiah 43:9Leviticus 14:42 In plastering Psalms 12:6To make furnaces Job 38:14To seal documents Ezekiel 4:1Clay tablets were used for writing on Job 13:12Clay was a relatively weak material See also Job 4:18-19Job 27:16 Clay was a very common material See also 2 Timothy 2:20Isaiah 64:8 God and his people compared to a potter and the clay See also Job 10:9; 33:6Jeremiah 18:6 Romans 9:19-21 See also 5222 baking5239 bricks 5445 potters & pottery 5575 talk, idle 5591 treasure 8768 idolatry |
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