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easton:



Pitch @ kjv@Genesis:6:14), asphalt or bitumen in its soft state, called "slime" kjv@Genesis:11:3 kjv@Genesis:14:10; kjv@Exodus:2:3), found in pits near the Dead Sea (q.v.). It was used for various purposes, as the coating of the outside of vessels and in building. Allusion is made in kjv@Isaiah:34:9 to its inflammable character. (
See SLIME.)



Pitcher @ a vessel for containing liquids. In the East pitchers were usually carried on the head or shoulders kjv@Genesis:24:15-20; kjv@Judges:7:16 kjv@Judges:7:19 kjv@Mark:14:13).