Exodus 2:3

She took for him an ark of bulrushes.

At the end of three months the vigor of the search on the part of her enemies convinced her that further concealment was impracticable, and that she must part with her treasure. She, therefore, probably by divine guidance, either known or unknown, commits him to the Nile. The ark, or basket, in which the babe was exposed, was constructed of reeds called bulrushes, that grew about ten feet high, and are better known in history as papyrus. It was used for the structure of boats and the manufacture of paper. In Isaiah 18:2 the prophet says: "That sendeth his ambassadors by the sea-shore in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters." The accompanying cut will give. better idea of the plant than. description.