Meaning
Pottery the art of, was early practised among all nations. Various materials See m to have been employed by the potter. Earthenware is mentioned in connection with the history of Melchizedek (Gen 14:18), of Abraham (18:4-8), of Rebekah (27:14), of Rachel (29:2, 3, 8, 10). The potter's wheel is mentioned by Jeremiah (18:3). See also 1Chr 4:23; Ps 2:9; Isa 45:9; 64:8; Jer 19:1; Lam 4:2; Zech 11:13; Rom 9:21.