Read and study the Scriptures — select any book and chapter, search for a phrase, or tap the ⇆ markers to explore cross-references.
MakteshEASTON'S
Mortar, a place in or near Jerusalem inhabited by silver merchants (Zeph. 1:11). It has been conjectured that it was the “Phoenician quarter” of the city, where the traders of that nation resided, after the Oriental custom.
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 3rd ed. (1897), public domain.