Bible Encyclopedias
Bitumen
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
An inflammable mineral substance, presumably of vegetable origin, called Naphtha when liquid and light-coloured, Petroleum when less fluid and darker, Maltha when viscid, and Asphalt when solid.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Bitumen'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/b/bitumen.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.