Brick Mold

A small, rectangular wooden container used to make bricks of equal sizes by shaping clay.

A brick mold from a foundation deposit for Hatshepsut's temple (Egypt)
A brick mold from a foundation deposit for Hatshepsut's temple (Egypt) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons) Brick mold, brickkiln

About Brick Mold

Brick mold: This was a small, rectangular wooden container (about 20–25 by 10 centimeters [8–10 by 4 inches]) used to form each brick into the same shape and size as the other bricks (see Brick).

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Key References

Genesis 11:3

And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.

Exodus 5:7

“You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw.

2 Samuel 12:31

David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.

Nahum 3:14

Draw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln!

All Scripture References (2)

2 Samuel (1)
2 Samuel 12:31

David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.

Nahum (1)
Nahum 3:14

Draw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln!