Camels in the Biblical World / / Martin Heide, Joris Peters.
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...
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| Place / Publishing House: | University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | History, Archaeology, and Culture of the Levant ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (432 p.) :; 65 illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Foreword
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Old World Camelids
- Chapter 3 Zooarchaeological, Iconographic, and Textual Evidence for the Presence of Camels in the Biblical World and Adjacent Regions
- Chapter 4 Camels in the Patriarchal Narratives and Israel’s Early History
- Chapter 5 Camels in the United and Divided Kingdoms
- Chapter 6 Camels in the Prophets and Other Writings
- Chapter 7 Camels in the Gospels
- Chapter 8 Domestic Camels in the Biblical World: Summary and Conclusions
- Chapter 9 Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Index of Animals
- Index of Proper Names
- Index of Terms