Exodus 38:3

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“And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.”

Archaeology

Brass, Containers, Forging, Metallurgy ⁽²⁶³⁾

Mention here is made of making things of brass. The things that were made were vessels in which it was important to bring the contents to quick heat. Brass was then known to be the perfect material to produce this effect. Brass is 67 percent copper and 33 percent zinc.