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Mortar in the Bible.

Mortar is a part of a city in the Bible, at Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Zephaniah 1:11.

About Mortar.

Mortar, a place in or near Jerusalem inhabited by silver merchants (Zeph. 1:11). It has been conjectured that it was the “Phoenician quarter” of the city, where the traders of that nation resided, after the Oriental custom.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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The verse that names Mortar.

Zephaniah 1

  • Zephaniah 1:11Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.

Questions about Mortar.

Where is Mortar in the Bible?

Mortar is a part of a city at Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Mortar named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Mortar in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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