Exo. 2:3

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could not.

Exod 1:22; Matt 2:13; Matt 2:16; Acts 7:19

an ark.

Isa 18:2

bulrushes.{Gom�} is the papyrus, so famous in all antiquity. It grows on the banks of the Nile, and in marshy grounds; the stalk rises to the height of six or seven cubits above the water, is triangular, and terminates in a crown of small filaments, resembling hair.

This reed was of the greatest use to the Egyptians; the pith serving them for food, and the woody part to build vessels with; which vessels frequently appear on various monuments of Egyptian antiquity. That boats were made of this reed is also attested by Pliny and others.

with slime.

Gen 6:14; Gen 11:3; Gen 14:10