Mortar

Bible Place

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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.

Description from Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain).

Where Mortar appears in Scripture

Zephaniah 1:11

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