Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Brian Sullivan" <navillusbpi AT primus.com.au>]

Greetings to all,

It is my understanding that the camel is said to be undomesticated before 
the time of Abraham. However the account of Isaac and Rebecca refers to a 
camel (gamel). I believe the assumption that camels were not domesticated 
is based on the lack of illustrated camels found in Egyptian tombs. [There 
is probably other evidence, but I do not know of it].

Can the Hebrew word gamal refer to another burden bearing animal?


Yours most sincerely,


Brian Sullivan