The Ship of the Desert

It might be interesting for us to note that there are numerous references to the camel in Scripture.  Already in the days of the patriarchs these animals were essential to their nomadic way of living.  From a ceremonial point of view, the camel was considered an “unclean” animal although it was a ruminant (cud-chewing) and had cloven hoofs.  However, its cloven hoof did not strictly conform to divine regulations for “clean” animals because the foot was enveloped in a hardened skin and the pad...