Carve

The arts of engraving and carving were much practised among the Jews. They were practised in connection with the construction of the tabernacle and the temple (Exod 31:2, 5; 35:33; 1 Kgs 6:18, 35; Ps 74:6), as well as in the ornamentation of the priestly dresses (Exod 28:9-36; Zech 3:9; 2 Chr 2:7, 14). Isaiah (44:13-17) gives a minute description of the process of carving idols of wood.