| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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of which the ark was made. | 1 |
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| It was acacia, says the Religious Tract Society. |
| It was boxwood, says the Arabian commentators. |
| It was bulrushes, daubed over with slime, says Dawson. |
| It was cedar, says the Targum of Onkelos. |
It was cypress, says Fuller, and      is not unlike gopher. |
| It was ebony-wood, says Bockart. |
| It was deal or fir-wood, say some. |
| It was juniper-wood, says Castellus. |
| It was pine, say Asenarius, Munster, Persie, Taylor, etc. |
| It was wicker-wood, says Geddes. | |
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