Copper, or bronze
Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia
(Gen. 4:22 and others)—was a native product in Palestine and was found in the mountains of Canaan (Deut. 8:9). It was used in great quantities for ecclesiastical use, as well as for the making of chains (Judg. 16:21), weapons, shields, helmets, and musical instruments (1 Chron. 15:19, 1 Cor. 13:1, 1 Sam. 17:5, 6). Dr. Wilkinson says that copper was used from the very earliest times in Egypt, and that various copper weapons, mirrors, and other ornaments were made of copper in the most remote