Easton: Dromedary
Source: Matthew Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897) (Dromedary) · external_aligned
(Isa. 60:6), an African or Arabian species of camel having only one hump, while the Bactrian camel has two. It is distinguished from the camel only as a trained saddle-horse is distinguished from a cart-horse. It is remarkable for its speed (Jer. 2:23). Camels are frequently spoken of in partriarchal times (Gen. 12:16; 24:10; 30:43; 31:17, etc.). They were used for carrying burdens (Gen. 37:25; Judg. 6:5), and for riding (Gen. 24:64). The hair of the camel falls off of itself in spring, and is woven into coarse cloths and garments (Matt. 3:4). (See CAMEL.)
Witnesses (Deuteronomy 19:15)
- manuscript_tradition: Original 1897 publication — Thomas Nelson, London
- republication: Project Gutenberg — Easton's Bible Dictionary
- republication: Internet Archive — multiple scans
- republication: CCEL — Easton's Bible Dictionary
- republication: Blue Letter Bible — searchable Easton's
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