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Yes, they did. The accepted date for camel domestication is hundreds of years before the time of Abraham (born c. 2161 BC). Sandra L Olsen, PhD from the Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh states that although there is little detail available on the history of domestication, a ' likely origin for camel domestication is Iran or Turkmenistan, where their images turn up painted on pottery between 5000 and 4500 years ago and in ceramic wagon models dating between 4500 and 3600 years ago (Bulliet 1990). The latter, from Turkmenistan, implies that the animals were already used for draft by then and hence had probably been domesticated for some time.'
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How many camels did Abraham's servant take with him?
Genesis 24:10 says he took 10 camels with him. On the other hand, camels were not domesticated until the tenth century BCE, a thousand years after Abraham is said to have lived. Definitive evidence for this was published in 2013 by two archaeologists at Tel Aviv University, who showed that camels were not domesticated in the eastern Mediterranean until 930-900 BCE.
Why was the Genesis account NOT written by Abraham?
A:Much of the Book of Genesis concerns events that supposedly happened after the time of Abraham, so it was not possible for Abraham to have written this material. Even the stories about Abraham himself contain anachronisms that prove they were written many centuries after the time attributed to Abraham. For example, Genesis speaks of Abraham travelling from Ur of the Chaldees, although the Chaldees were an Arabian tribe that only settled in Mesopotamia around 800 BCE. The book speaks of Abraham travelling through the land of the Philistines and meeting their kings, yet the Philistines did not even arrive in the Levant until around 1250 BCE. Domesticated camels play an important part in the story of Abraham, although new research by two archaeologists at Tel Aviv University, published 2013 in Tel Aviv: Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University has established that camels were domesticated in the Levant sometime between 930 and 900 BCE.The biblical legend of Abraham arose in the first millennium BCE.
Who drew water for all the camels of Abraham's servant and offered him a room to lodge in?
Rebekah. See Genesis 24.15 - 20)
Where in Egypt do camels live?
In Egypt, camels live wherever humans do, being highly domesticated for labor and transportation purposes. Those that are not domesticated will live anywhere near a water and food supply.
What is a wiid bactrian camel?
Many Bactrian camels these days are domesticated. A wild Bactrian camel is a camel that is in the wild and not domesticated.
Where do camels live of Saudi Arabia?
Most Arabian camels have been domesticated, so typically the camels live with wandering Bedouins in the desert. There are also a number of camels that are kept near urban environments for leisure purposes.
How did Abraham travel to Canaan?
There is no direct information about this in the Tanach (The Bible) or in Hazal (Ancient rabbis). We could only guess according to other stories in Genesis that is was done by camels (See Genesis 24:10, 24:64, 31:34, 32:8) and/or donkeys (See Genesis 42:26, 44:13).
What are Dromedary and Bactrian?
Both Dromedary and Bactrian are species of camel. Dromedaries have one hump and are found in Northern Africa and one area of Australia. Bactrians are two humped camels native to central Asia. Unlike Dromedaries, Bactrian camels are critically endangered. Both species of camel have been domesticated although domesticated Dromedaries are much more common except in Asia where Bactrian camels have been a domesticated pack animal for thousands of years.
What is a camels home called?
Camels in the wild don't have homes. Since there isn't much growing in the desert they need to keep moving to find enough food. Domesticated Camels might be kept in a stable.
How big was Rebekah's jar in Genesis 24?
Rebekah's pitcher was most likely the standard size equivalent to 2 and a half gallons. She watered all of Abraham's servant's camels with this, testimony to her kindness and concern for him and his beasts.
How are camels related to African desserts?
Dromedary camels are widely used in the Sahara Desert of northern Africa. They are domesticated, and used for milk and transportation. They are even used for meat.
When was the camel domesticated?
It is believed that camels were domesticated around the 10th century BC. The first camel saddles have been dated to about 1200 BC.
