Well despite certain accusations and in the interests of fairness, assuming there were Camels in Egypt at the time (I do not know for sure one way or another) the anachronism doesn't appear to be as strong as it first did.
The earliest reference I can find to camels in the Bible is in Genesis 12, 16.
According to the story Abram has left Canaan during a famine and gone to stay in Egypt:
10 Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. 11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "I know what a beautiful woman you are. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will let you live. 13 Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you." 14 When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that she was a very beautiful woman. 15 And when Pharaoh's officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace. 16 He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels. 17 But the LORD inflicted serious diseases on Pharaoh and his household because of Abram's wife Sarai. 18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram. "What have you done to me?" he said. "Why didn't you tell me she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!" 20 Then Pharaoh gave orders about Abram to his men, and they sent him on his way, with his wife and everything he had.
From the above (bold) it appears that Abram picked up camels in Egypt. The story itself is another typically horrible image of God, of course, inflicting diseases on the Egyptians due to Pharoah taking Abram's wife Sarah as his own (thinking her to be Abram's sister and therefore not his fault).
Therefore, again subject to there being domesticated camels in Egypt, I don't see the issue.
Further, its not unreasonable that there is no evidence of camels in Canaan during the period as their use may not have been widespread. In fact Abram could even have been the only one in the region to have them on his return.
Have to score one for Drich on this occasion - unless I am missing something....
The earliest reference I can find to camels in the Bible is in Genesis 12, 16.
According to the story Abram has left Canaan during a famine and gone to stay in Egypt:
10 Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. 11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "I know what a beautiful woman you are. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will let you live. 13 Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you." 14 When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that she was a very beautiful woman. 15 And when Pharaoh's officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace. 16 He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels. 17 But the LORD inflicted serious diseases on Pharaoh and his household because of Abram's wife Sarai. 18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram. "What have you done to me?" he said. "Why didn't you tell me she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!" 20 Then Pharaoh gave orders about Abram to his men, and they sent him on his way, with his wife and everything he had.
From the above (bold) it appears that Abram picked up camels in Egypt. The story itself is another typically horrible image of God, of course, inflicting diseases on the Egyptians due to Pharoah taking Abram's wife Sarah as his own (thinking her to be Abram's sister and therefore not his fault).
Therefore, again subject to there being domesticated camels in Egypt, I don't see the issue.
Further, its not unreasonable that there is no evidence of camels in Canaan during the period as their use may not have been widespread. In fact Abram could even have been the only one in the region to have them on his return.
Have to score one for Drich on this occasion - unless I am missing something....
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