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Bronze casting in clay ground between Sukkoth and Zarethan; many vessels, worker-controlled pouring with plausible support.
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1 Kings 7:46-47

Casting in the Jordan plain

Palace and Temple Furnishings · 1 Kings 7

Story guide: Workers pour molten bronze into molds in the clay ground of the Jordan plain, with many vessels piled nearby; the passage gives no details of the casting method.

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46In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Sukkoth and Zarethan.

47And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed because they were exceedingly many; the weight of the bronze was not determined.

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