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Gopher Wood
Holman Bible Dictionary
In Genesis 6:14 , the material out of which Noah was instructed to construct the ark. The etymology of the Hebrew word is unknown, and there is no certainty as to the type of wood to which it refers. Even the earliest translators were uncertain. See Ark .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Gopher Wood'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/g/gopher-wood.html. 1991.