Abraham really rode camels

[Erik Nelson]

Did Camels Exist in Biblical Times? - Biblical Archaeology Society

Camels weren't used widely in Canaan until the Israelites in the days of David and Solomon, yet were used much earlier in Mesopotamia where Abraham came from

 

[Danielwright2311]

Did Camels Exist in Biblical Times? - Biblical Archaeology Society

Camels weren't used widely in Canaan until the Israelites in the days of David and Solomon, yet were used much earlier in Mesopotamia where Abraham came from

Camels where transported due to cost and if you could afford it, you could have a good animal or even a group of them transported to where you lived at the time.

 

[vinsight4u]

/nvm

 

[Lazarus Short]

The Book of Jasher depicts Abraham riding a camel.

 

[vinsight4u]

/nvm

 

[~Anastasia~]

Did Camels Exist in Biblical Times? - Biblical Archaeology Society

LOL sorry but the title of that article made me chuckle. It's not as though we recently invented camels.

 

[Erik Nelson]

LOL sorry but the title of that article made me chuckle. It's not as though we recently invented camels.

guess they are referring to domesticated camels, which did not exist before the third millennium BC (after the flood -- were there camels on the ark?)