Bitumen, called ‘pitch’ in the Bible, is useful for many things.........Just ask Noah....................
Yep. I forget how old Noah was at the time of the flood. I think around 400 years. IIRC. That gave him the opportunity to become expert in carpentry, veterinary, farming, ropemaking, sanitation, shipbuilding, prepping, metalworking, and so many other things necessary to sustain life on the planet. Adhesive science is just another. Plus God gave him the Pitch instruction.