What does "Bricks" mean in the Bible?
The making of, formed the chief labour of the Israelites in Egypt (Ex. 1:13, 14). Bricks appears in 7 verses across 3 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Bricks?
The making of, formed the chief labour of the Israelites in Egypt (Ex. 1:13, 14). Those found among the ruins of Babylon and Nineveh are about a foot square and four inches thick. They were usually dried in the sun, though also sometimes in kilns (2 Sam. 12:31; Jer. 43:9; Nah. 3:14). (See NEBUCHADNEZZAR.) The bricks used in the tower of Babel were burnt bricks, cemented in the building by bitumen (Gen. 11:3).
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Bricks?
Where does Bricks appear in the Bible?
Bricks is referenced in 7 verses across 3 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Exodus 5:7
- Exodus 5:8
- Exodus 5:16
- Exodus 5:18
- Exodus 5:19
- Genesis 11:3
- Isaiah 9:10
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Bricks?
Bricks appears in 7 verses across 3 books, most often in Exodus, which accounts for 5 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Bricks?
Exodus, Genesis, Isaiah.
Where can I read every verse about Bricks?
This page lists 7 of them. Protos carries all 7, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
