Douay-Rheims Bible: Genesis — Introduction, Chapter Summaries and Notes by Richard Challoner
Chapter 14
SummaryThe expedition of the four kings; the victory of Abram; he is blessed by Melchisedech.
[14:10] Of slime. Bituminis. . . This was a kind of pitch, which served for mortar in the building of Babel, Gen. 11.3, and was used by Noe in pitching the ark.