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Bulrush is the name of a type of [[reed]].
[[Jochebed]] the mother of [[Moses]] used bulrushes to build an ark to save the life of her [[son]] when she placed him in the [[nile|Nile river]] as ordered by the [[Pharaoh]].(Exodus 2:3) These bulrushes were the [[papyrus]] reed that were common in [[Egypt]].<ref>http://www.weseejesus.com/bibledictionary/bulrush.html</ref> They were used for many purposes, including the construction of small [[boat|boats]], and were the main ingredient in the ancient Egyptian [[paper]].
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