Ark of bulrushes

Ark of bulrushes

The ark of bulrushes in which the infant Moses was laid (Ex. 2:3) is called in the Hebrew "teiva", a word similar to the Egyptian "teb", meaning "a chest". It was daubed with slime and with pitch. The "bulrushes" of which it was made were paper reed ("Cyperus papyrus")Fact|date=April 2008a tall reed-like sedge. This marshland plant is commonly found growing along the Nile, and its thick buoyant stems are sometimes used for making boats.


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  • Daubing — Daub Daub (d[add]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daubed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daubing}.] [OE. dauben to smear, OF. dauber to plaster, fr. L. dealbare to whitewash, plaster; de + albare to whiten, fr. albus white, perh. also confused with W. dwb plaster,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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