Topic
Camel, The
35 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 12:16Torrey A part of patriarchal wealth
And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
- Genesis 24:11Torrey CHARACTERISED BY — Its docility
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.
- Genesis 24:31Torrey Treated with great care
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.
- Genesis 24:32Torrey Treated with great care
¶ 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.
- Genesis 24:61Torrey USED FOR — Riding
¶ 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.
- Genesis 30:43Torrey A part of patriarchal wealth
And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
- Genesis 31:34Torrey Furniture of, alluded to
Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.
- Genesis 37:25Torrey USED FOR — Carrying burdens
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
- Exodus 9:3Torrey Subject to plagues
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.
- Leviticus 11:4Torrey Unclean
Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
- Deuteronomy 14:7Torrey Unclean
Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.
- Judges 7:12Torrey USED FOR — War
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.
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- Judges 8:21 Torrey Of the rich adorned with chains
- Judges 8:26 Torrey Of the rich adorned with chains
- 1 Samuel 30:17 Torrey USED FOR — War
- 1 Kings 10:2 Torrey USED FOR — Carrying burdens
- 2 Kings 8:9 Torrey USED FOR — Carrying burdens
- 1 Chronicles 5:20 Torrey Esteemed a valuable booty
- 1 Chronicles 5:21 Torrey Abounded in the east
- 1 Chronicles 27:30 Torrey Kept in numbers by kings
- 2 Chronicles 14:15 Torrey Esteemed a valuable booty
- Esther 8:10 Torrey USED FOR — Conveying posts and messengers
- Job 1:3 Torrey A part of patriarchal wealth
- Job 1:17 Torrey Esteemed a valuable booty
- Isaiah 21:7 Torrey USED FOR — Drawing chariots
- Isaiah 30:6 Torrey CHARACTERISED BY — The bunches on its back
- Isaiah 60:6 Torrey Abounded in the east
- Jeremiah 2:23 Torrey The dromedary a species of, remarkable for swiftness
- Jeremiah 49:29 Torrey Esteemed a valuable booty
- Jeremiah 49:32 Torrey Esteemed a valuable booty
- Ezekiel 25:5 Torrey Found in deserted places
- Zechariah 14:15 Torrey Subject to plagues
- Matthew 3:4 Torrey Coarse cloth made from its hair
- Matthew 19:24 Torrey Referred to in illustrations by Christ
- Matthew 23:24 Torrey Referred to in illustrations by Christ
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 36 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Unclean Le 11:4; De 14:7
- Found in deserted places Eze 25:5
- CHARACTERISED BY
- The dromedary a species of, remarkable for swiftness Jer 2:23
- Abounded in the east 1Ch 5:21; Isa 60:6
- A part of patriarchal wealth Ge 12:16; 30:43; Job 1:3
- Kept in numbers by kings 1Ch 27:30
- USED FOR
- Of the rich adorned with chains Jud 8:21,26
- Furniture of, alluded to Ge 31:34
- Subject to plagues Ex 9:3; Zec 14:15
- Treated with great care Ge 24:31,32
- Esteemed a valuable booty 1Ch 5:20,21; 2Ch 14:15; Job 1:17; Jer 49:29,32
- Coarse cloth made from its hair Mt 3:4
- Referred to in illustrations by Christ Mt 19:24; 23:24
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.