25 Bible Verses About camels
Consider how the camel, a creature of burden, threads through the sacred narratives. Its mention is not accidental but woven into pivotal moments – journeys of faith, tests of endurance, profound teachings. To explore these verses is to engage scripture, discerning how God uses familiar elements to convey timeless truths and illuminate our spiritual pilgrimage. Each reference invites contemplation, revealing meaning concerning provision, perseverance, and the unfolding divine purpose within earthly life. Approach these scriptures with reverence, seeking embedded wisdom.
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And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
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And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that were with him.
And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master’s son.
And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.
For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.
Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.
And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks.
And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.
And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
Thus, in these scriptural glimpses of the camel – a creature of the desert, stoic in its bearing, vital to ancient paths and economies – we find more than mere zoological detail. It serves not only as a practical element in narrative or law, but also as a potent symbol woven into the divine discourse. Consider the camel's burden: it mirrors the weight of responsibility, of wealth, of faith itself. Consider its passage: it evokes the arduous journey, the pilgrimage of life, sometimes through desolate landscapes where sustenance is scarce yet provided. Whether depicting earthly riches difficult to pass through celestial gates, or simply the provision for Abraham's servant seeking a bride, the camel underscores the concrete reality within which spiritual life unfolds. These verses, though centered on a creature of earth, invite a gaze toward the enduring principles that govern our existence and guide our steps upon the sands of time.