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Camels in the Biblical world / Martin Heide and Joris Peters.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heide, Martin (Bible scholar), author.
- Peters, Joris, author.
- Series:
- History, archaeology, and culture of the Levant ; 10.
- History, archaeology, and culture of the Levant ; 10
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Camels--Middle East--History.
- Camels.
- Camels in the Bible.
- History.
- Middle East.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 411 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pennsylvania : Eisenbrauns, [2021]
- Summary:
- "A reappraisal of the early cultural history of the Bactrian camel and the dromedary based on archaeology, iconography, inscriptions, and other text sources. Critically evaluates the various camel references in the Hebrew Bible and in the Gospels"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Old World camels
- Zooarchaeological, iconographic, and textual evidence for the presence of camels in neighboring regions of the Biblical world
- Camels in the patriarchal narratives and Israel's early history
- Camels in the united and divided kingdoms
- Camels in the prophets and other writings
- Camels in the Gospels
- Domestic camels in the Biblical world : summary and conclusions
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781646021369
- 1646021363
- OCLC:
- 1240413472
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