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Nu 31:22 King James Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Brass - Render copper. See Gen 4:22 note. The verse is curious as illustrating the variety of metals in use at this early date for domestic purposes. All these metals were common in Egypt centuries before the date of the Exodus.
 
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22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.