Bible Encyclopedias
Asphalt

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

A mineral pitch of a black or brownish-black colour, consisting chiefly of carbon; also a limestone impregnated with bitumen, and more or less in every quarter of the globe.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Asphalt'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​a/asphalt.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.