Did Abraham Really Have Camels?

 

I do love research. Here is a fun question to ask if the conversation lags over your weekend.

Did Abraham really have camels?

As early as Genesis 12:16 Abraham was given camels by an Egyptian king. “The king was good to Abram because of Sarai, and Abram was given sheep, cattle, donkeys, slaves, and camels.” Later Abraham's servant takes ten camels from his flock and heads out to get his son Isaac a wife.

The problem is scholars believe camels were not domesticated in Ca...