Objects
papyrus-basket
A papyrus basket coated with bitumen and pitch holds the infant Moses among the reeds at the river's edge until Pharaoh's daughter finds him.
Category
Objects
First mention
Exodus 2:3
Tags
2
Exodus 2Vessel
Scripture references
- Exodus 2:3
When she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him; coating it with bitumen and pitch, she put the child inside and laid it among the reeds at the River's edge.
- Exodus 2:5
Now Pharaoh's daughter went down to bathe in the river, while her maids walked along the riverside. Among the reeds she noticed the basket, and she sent her maid to fetch it.