Tongs

Tongs are a type of tool used to grip and lift objects instead of holding them directly with hands.

Design variations include resting points so that the working end of the tongs does not come into contact with a bench surface.

An Egyptian wall painting from 1450 BCE shows a crucible supported between two metal bars.

A myth contained in the classical Jewish text Pirkei Avot states that the first pair of tongs was created by God right before God rested on the Seventh Day.

Accordingly, God must have provided humankind with the first pair of tongs.