Bitumen
Bitumen. Asphalt as found in its natural state; pitch, tar. Bitumen (kjv slime) was used for mortar in the tower of Babel’s construction (Gn 11:3) and to seal the reed basket in which baby Moses was concealed (Ex 2:3). In Palestine, the Valley of Siddim was dotted with numerous bitumen pits into which
Slime
Slime. kjv rendering of asphalt or bitumen in Genesis 11:3 and Exodus 2:3.See Asphalt; Bitumen.