Their findings further emphasize the disagreements between Biblical texts and verifiable history, and define a turning point in Israel's engagement with the rest of the world. Camels are mentioned ...

Newly published research by two archaeologists at Tel Aviv University in Israel shows that camels weren't domesticated in the eastern Mediterranean until the 10th century B.C.—several centuries ...

But archaeologists have shown that camels were not domesticated in the Land of Israel until centuries after the Age of the Patriarchs (2000-1500 BCE). In addition to challenging the Bible's ...

However, archeologists Dr. Erez Ben-Yosef and Dr. Lidar Sapir-Hen of Tel Aviv University have found that camels weren't domesticated in the Land of Israel until centuries after the patriarchs ...

TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Israel archaeologists say they've been able to pinpoint the moment when domesticated camels arrived in the southern Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean.

Camels are believed to have been domesticated as pack animals around 2000 BCE in the Arabian peninsula. However, they were likely introduced to Israel by the Egyptians, who according to ancient ...

Everywhere one goes in Israel, one is aware of the soldiers ... strong enough to melt your spoon and where were saw our first camels, as common and desultory as a Jackson Pollard painting. The West ...

Israel’s first-ever legal camel race took place in the south on Friday, with thousands of spectators from across the country descending to the Negev Desert to cheer on the participants ...

“Other schools might have kids singing Israeli songs, but we want our children to actually experience what life in Israel is like,” Goldstein said. “So, we decided to bring in the camel ...

In countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, camel racing is a prestigious, multimillion-dollar sport industry. In Israel, however, up until recently camel racing was illegal due to ...