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‎The camel was prized in ancient times, as it still is, for its ability to carry loads and passengers long distances through a dry country. Needing little water and content with rough forage, it formed a major part of the wealth of ancient patriarchs. While the Jews were forbidden to eat camel meat, they could use its hair for a type of rough cloth as John the Baptist did.
‎Gen 12:16, Gen 24:64, Job 42:12, Mark 1:6, Luke 18:25


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