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Of Midian and Ephah: both these Midianites and Ephaites descended from Abraham by Keturah, Genesis 25:2,4; they dwelt beyond Arabia; and camels are mentioned coming from hence, because of all places they were the most numerous here, Judges 7:12.
The Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had 14,000 sheep and 6,000 camels and 1,000 yoke of oxen and 1,000 female donkeys. Genesis 24:11. Verse Concepts. He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water.
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"A multitude of camels will cover you, The young camels of Midian and Ephah; All those from Sheba will come; They will bring gold and frankincense, And proclaim good news of the praises of the LORD. New American Standard Bible.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. (11) He made his camels to kneel down. —Camels rest kneeling, but the servant did not unlade them till he knew that God had heard his prayer. (See Genesis 24:32 .) By a well of water.
Mar 26, 2024 · Question. Were there camels in the Middle East during Bible times? Answer. Old Testament books connect camels with figures such as Abraham ( Genesis 12:16 ), Jacob ( Genesis 31:17 ), and Job ( Job 1:3 ). Critics sometimes claim these references prove those texts were written long after their supposed events.
Mar 14, 2023 · What species of camels were present in the Bible? The species of camels present in the Bible were the domesticated Bactrian and Dromedary camels. How were camels used in ancient times? Camels were primarily used as a mode of transportation, a source of wealth, and a symbol of power and status.
"The little moons" were crescent-shaped ornaments of silver or gold, such as men and women wore upon their necks (see Judges 8:26, and Isaiah 3:18), and which they also hung upon the necks of camels-a custom still prevalent in Arabia (see Schrder, de vestitu mul. hebr. pp. 39, 40, and Wellsted, Reisen in Arab. i. p. 209).
