Definition and Usage in Ancient Times

In biblical times, bricks were a common building material, especially in regions where stone was less abundant. Bricks were typically made from clay, which was mixed with straw to provide strength and then baked in the sun or kilns to harden. The use of bricks is indicative of the technological advancements and architectural practices of ancient civilizations, including those mentioned in the Bible.

Biblical References

The earliest mention of bricks in the Bible is found in the account of the Tower of Babel. Genesis 11:3 states, "They said to one another, 'Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.' They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar." This passage highlights the ingenuity and ambition of the people who sought to build a tower reaching the heavens, using bricks as a primary construction material.

Bricks are also mentioned in the context of the Israelites' bondage in Egypt. In Exodus 1:14 , it is recorded, "They made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their hard labor, the Egyptians used themEzekiel 4:1
You also, son of man, take you a tile, and lay it before you, and portray on it the city, even Jerusalem:
Nave's Topical Index

Luke 5:19
And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went on the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the middle before Jesus.
Nave's Topical Index

3843. lebenah -- brick, tile
... 3842, 3843. lebenah. 3844 . brick, tile. Transliteration: lebenah Phonetic
Spelling: (leb-ay-naw') Short Definition: bricks. ... altar of brick, tile. ...
/hebrew/3843.htm - 6k

Choosing the Tens
... Here, also, were great cords of new brick and avalanches of glazed tile where disaster
had overtaken orderly stacks of this multi-tinted material. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter i choosing the tens.htm

Thanksgiving to God for Deliverance from the Evils Expected Owing ...
... Wouldest thou learn then, how great the wisdom of the Creator is, consider what
it is that is made out of clay? What else is there but brick and tile? ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/homily xi thanksgiving to god.htm

Mr. ...
... The house itself was of brick, and they said the foundations were first laid in
the ... of Nanny and Jim, who said often to each other that Diamond had a tile loose ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 35 mr .htm

The Assyrian Revival and the Struggle for Syria
... is from a brick, on which he is mentioned as being the grandfather of Ramman-
nirari II. ... [Illustration: 024b.jpg NO.1. ENAMELED BRICK (NIMROD). ...
/.../chapter ithe assyrian revival and.htm

The Christian Described
... thyself, thy God will not give thee straw, but he will expect brick. ... horns, and Isaiah's
walking naked, and Ezekiel's wars against a tile, would doubtless have ...
/.../bunyan/the riches of bunyan/xii the christian described.htm

The Rise of the Assyrian Empire
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 6. <. ...
/.../chapter iithe rise of the.htm

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