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   Behold the hand of God will be upon your live-stock, in the field, upon the horses, the donkeys, camels, cattle and sheep, a very severe epidemic (Ex. 9:3). This occurs centuries after the Joseph story and, lo and behold, camels appear in the mix of species present in Egypt.

2. www.biblicalarchaeology.org › daily › ancientDid Camels Exist in Biblical Times? - Biblical Archaeology ...

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   Jan 3, 2023 · Camels appear with Abraham in some Biblical texts—and depictions thereof, such as The Caravan of Abram by James Tissot, based on Genesis 12. When were camels first domesticated? Although camel domestication had not taken place by the time of Abraham in the land of Canaan, it had in Mesopotamia. Photo: PD-1923.

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   Feb 23, 2019 · Although the Bible mentions both camels and dromedaries (Isaiah 60 v 6), in fact it is the latter that feature most frequently. They are ruminating mammals capable of covering more than a hundred kilometres without needing to eat or drink.

4. tyndalehouse.com › explore › articlesWere there camels in the time of the Old Testament?

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   Jun 14, 2024 · The claim that there were no domesticated camels before the first millennium BC makes the mention of camels in Genesis problematic. Martin Heide has undertaken thorough research to see whether the extra-biblical evidence of camels is, in fact, consistent with the biblical account.

5. www.jstor.org › stable › 10Camels in the Biblical World on JSTOR

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   Camels in the Biblical World is a two-part study that charts the cultural trajectories of two domestic species-the two-humped or Bactrian camel ( Camelus bactrianus ) and the one-humped or Arabian camel ( Camelus dromedarius )-from the fourth through first millennium BCE and up to the first century CE.

6. time.com › 6662The Mystery of the Bible’s Phantom Camels - TIME

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   Feb 11, 2014 · The Bible says that Abraham, along with other patriarchs of Judaism and Christianity, used domesticated camels — as well as donkeys, sheep, oxen and slaves — in his various travels and trade...

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   Why did the Bible use a camel as a narrative device?

   • Anachronisms and apocryphal elements do not mean the story is invalid, but instead give insight into the spiritual community in a given time and place. In this case, camels were a sign of wealth and developing trade routes, so it is likely that the biblical writer used the camel as a narrative device to point out power and status.

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   Why were camels important in the Bible?

   • In this case, camels were a sign of wealth and developing trade routes, so it is likely that the biblical writer used the camel as a narrative device to point out power and status. “We needn’t understand these accounts as literally true, but they are very rich in meaning and interpretive power,” Eric Meyers says.

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   What is a camel in the Bible?

   • THIS BOOK IS ABOUT AN ANIMAL that is not as prominent in the Bible as sheep and goats, not to speak of horses, donkeys, cattle, and snakes. The camel suddenly appears as a pack animal in the life of the patriarchs but vanishes on the brothers’ way down to meet Joseph as the Egyptian vizier.

   Camels in the Biblical World on JSTOR

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   How many times is a camel mentioned in the Bible?

   • (Gn. 37:25) The camel is mentioned almost 70 times in the Bible. The Hebrew term used to refer to it is gamal, whereas in Aramaic it is gamala, in Greek kámelos, and in Latin camelus, from which it derived its name in West European languages.

   Camels in the Bible - Evangelical Focus

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   Are camels anachronistic?

   • Yet archaeological research shows that camels were not domesticated in the land of Canaan until the 10th century B.C.E.—about a thousand years after the time of Abraham. This seems to suggest that camels in these Biblical stories are anachronistic. Abraham’s Camels. Did camels exist in Biblical times?

   Did Camels Exist in Biblical Times?

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   Did Abraham own a camel?

   • Some Biblical texts, such as Genesis 12 and 24, claim that Abraham owned camels. Yet archaeological research shows that camels were not domesticated in the land of Canaan until the 10th century B.C.E.—about a thousand years after the time of Abraham. This seems to suggest that camels in these Biblical stories are anachronistic. Abraham’s Camels.

   Did Camels Exist in Biblical Times?

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8. www.degruyter.com › document › doiCamels in the Biblical World - De Gruyter

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   Jul 20, 2021 · Camels in the Biblical World is a two-part study that charts the cultural trajectories of two domestic species—the two-humped or Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) and the one-humped or Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius)—from the fourth through first millennium BCE and up to the first century CE. Drawing on archaeological camel remains ...