Pottery the art of, was early practised among all nations. Various materials See m to have been employed by the potter. Earthenware is mentioned in connection with the history of Melchizedek (Genesis 14:18), of Abraham (18:4-8), of Rebekah (27:14), of Rachel (29:2, 3, 8, 10). The potter's wheel is mentioned by Jeremiah (18:3). See also 1 Chronicles 4:23; Psalms 2:9; Isaiah 45:9; Isaiah 1:64; Jeremiah 19:1; Lamentations 4:2; Zechariah 11:13; Romans 9:21.