20:24 iron weapon. The so-called “iron age” is believed by evolutionists to have come after the “bronze age,” but there were expert craftsmen in both brass and iron even before the Flood (Genesis 4:22).

20:24 bow of steel. Some translations prefer “brass” or “copper” instead of “steel” here. However, this is not the usual Hebrew word for “brass” or “copper,” and there is good reason to believe men knew how to produce and fabricate fine steel from very ancient times.