Perhaps camels were not widely used in the ancient Near East at the beginning of the second millennium B.C.E., but evidence seems to confirm that they were not completely unknown.
واللافت ان تكوين ٣٧ :‏ ​ ٢٥ -‏ ٢٨ تأتي على ذكر التجار الإسماعيليين الذين اتخذوا من الجمال وسيلة لنقل مكونات البخور الى مصر بعد زمن ابراهيم بحوالي مئة سنة .‏