Matthew 27:48; Mark 15:36; John 19:29; Psalm 69:21. Found on rocks in deep water in the Levant and the parts of the Mediterranean which wash the Grecian Isles.
Bibliography Information Fausset, Andrew Robert M.A., D.D., "Definition for 'Sponge' Fausset's Bible Dictionary". bible-history.com - Fausset's; 1878.