Gen 11:3 | TNotes | STEP | 11:3 Stone was plentiful in Canaan; in Mesopotamia, stone was scarce and brick technology was developed. • Tar was made from bitumen, a natural, cement-like, waterproof asphalt (see 6:14 ; Exod 2:3 ).

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‏ Genesis 11:3

11:3 ^a Stone was plentiful in Canaan; in Mesopotamia, stone was scarce and brick technology was developed.

• Tar was made from bitumen, a natural, cement-like, waterproof asphalt (see 6:14 ^b; Exod 2:3 ^c).