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Jul 20, 2021 · Camels are first mentioned in the Bible as the movable property of Abraham. During the early monarchy, they feature prominently as long-distance mounts for the Queen of Sheba, and almost a millennium later, the Gospels tell us about the impossibility of a camel passing through a needle’s eye. Given the limited extrabiblical evidence for camels before circa 1000 BCE, a thorough investigation ...
An EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary (2800 word vocabulary) on Matthew’s *Gospel. www.easyenglish.bible. Hilda Bright. The translated Bible text has been through Advanced Checking. Words in boxes are from the Bible. A word list at the end explains words with a *star by them.
Verse-. by-Verse Bible Commentary. Isaiah 60:6. Isaiah 60:5 Isaiah 60 Isaiah 60:7. "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.
(30) Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite. —Obil’s name means either “owner of camels” or “a good manager of camels,” answering exactly to the Arabic ‘âbil. (Comp. Genesis 37:25; Judges 7:12.) An “Ishmaelite,” i.e., an Arab, would be the fittest person for looking after camels. The asses. —The she-asses. (Comp.
Besides, taken on its own account, it is a very unnatural hypothesis that the behaviour of the she-camel should be itself compared to the gasping of the wild ass for breath; for the camel is only a figure of the people, and Jeremiah 2:24 is meant to exhibit the unbridled ardour, not of the camel, but of the people. So that with the rest of the ...
Matthew 3:4. And the same John — The following description of John is added, that it might appear he did not live in obscurity, but was sufficiently known to all: had his raiment of camel’s hair — Not, as some have supposed, a camel’s skin, raw and undressed, but a kind of sackcloth, coarse and rough, made of the raw long hair of camels, and not of their fine and soft hair, dressed and ...
Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh down to Egypt. New Revised Standard Version Then they sat down to eat; and looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels carrying gum, balm, and resin, on their way to carry it down to Egypt. New Heart English Bible Then they sat down to eat a meal.
