Re: Holy Camel Perlman!

Ahhhh...
I'm speachless... to say 'Off Topic' is understatement. Maybe some Joe Camel references will follow next.

Although I was surprised to see a reference to cigarettes in Genisis 24:64,

And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.

Just a little overkill though don't ya think?

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Re: Re: Holy Camel Perlman! by notsoevil (Pilgrim) on Dec 29, 2000 at 03:13 UTC
Yes, I apologise for the .. er, size of the post. I regretted it soon after posting. I just found the number of references to camels (62 in 59 verses) interesting, and wanted to share. Sorry. -- notsoevil -- My favorite: Jeremiah 49:32 - And their camels shall be a booty. . .	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Holy Camel Perlman! by coreolyn (Parson) on Dec 29, 2000 at 03:19 UTC
Now that 'favorite' quote of yours is a winner! :) coreolyn	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Re: Holy Camel Perlman! by a (Friar) on Dec 29, 2000 at 10:12 UTC
And Luke 18:25, the original Hebrew (I'm told - ask tilly) uses the word for 'coarse yarn' not camel. makes a little more sense, anyways. Update: Um, Greek (I thought the NT was mostly found in Greek): Greek term "KAMILON" (meaning rope, ships hawser) and "KAMALON" (camel}. a	[reply]