Camel, the.

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Unclean. Lev. 11:4. Deu. 14:7.
Found in deserted places. Eze. 25:5.
CHARACTERIZED BY
The bunches on its back. Isa. 30:6.
Its docility. Gen. 24:11.
The dromedary a species of, remarkable for swiftness. Jer. 2:23.
Abounded in the east. 1 Chr. 5:21. Isa. 60:6.
A part of patriarchal wealth. Gen. 12:16. Gen. 30:43. Job 1:3.
Kept in numbers by kings. 1 Chr. 27:30.
USED FOR
Riding. Gen. 24:61.
Drawing chariots. Isa. 21:7.
Carrying burdens. Gen. 37:25. 1 Kin. 10:2. 2 Kin. 8:9.
Conveying posts and messengers. Est. 8:10.
War. Jud. 7:12. 1 Sam. 30:17.
Of the rich adorned with chains. Jud. 8:21, 26.
Furniture of, alluded to. Gen. 31:34.
Subject to plagues. Exo. 9:3. Zec. 14:15.
Treated with great care. Gen. 24: 31, 32.
Esteemed a valuable booty. 1 Chr. 5:20, 21. 2 Chr. 14:15. Job 1:17. Jer. 49:29, 32.
Coarse cloth made from its hair. Mat. 3:4.
Referred to in illustrations by Christ. Mat. 19:24. Mat. 23:24.