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Material mined from the earth, especially metal ores and other substances of neither animal nor vegetable origin.

Bitumen

Genesis 11:1-4

Chalk

Isaiah 27:9

Crystal

See also

Job 28:17; Revelation 4:6

Flint

Ezekiel 3:9 See also Job 28:9; Zechariah 7:12

Lime

Amos 2:1 See also Isaiah 33:10-12

Marble

Esther 1:6 See also 1 Chronicles 29:2; Songs 5:15; Revelation 18:11-12

Pitch

Genesis 6:14 See also Exodus 2:3; Isaiah 34:9

Salt

Leviticus 2:13 See also Deuteronomy 29:23; Job 39:5-6; Ezekiel 47:6-11

Soda

Proverbs 25:20 “soda” in this instance is probably sodium carbonate, which would react violently with vinegar. See also Job 9:30-31; Jeremiah 2:22

Sulphur

Genesis 19:24 See also Deuteronomy 29:23; Luke 17:29; Revelation 19:20

Tar

Genesis 14:10 See also Exodus 2:3

Precious stones

Ezekiel 28:13 See also Exodus 28:15-21; Job 28:5-6; Isaiah 54:11-12; Ezekiel 27:16; Revelation 21:18

Metals

Isaiah 60:17 See also Numbers 31:21-23; Deuteronomy 8:7-9; Job 28:2; Psalm 119:72; Ezekiel 27:12

Stone

Proverbs 27:3 See also Joshua 7:3-5; Job 6:12; Job 38:29-30; Jeremiah 5:3

Sand

Matthew 7:24-27

See also

4303  metals
4309  bitumen and tar
4327  flint
4342  jewels
4348  mining
4357  salt
4360  sand
4366  stones
4369  sulphur