Citations:camel

English citations of camel

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1611, King James, King James Bible, Mark 10:25‎^[1]:
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
1781, Edward Gibbon & David Womersley, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire‎^[2]:
In the sands of Afric and Arabia, the camel is a sacred and precious gift.
1869, Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad; Or, The New Pilgrim's Progress‎^[3]:
We had a fine race, of a mile, with an Arab perched on a camel.
2008, Samuel White Baker & Samuel White Baker, The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs‎^[4]:
We were obliged to bivouac on the spot for the night, as the Arabs required the flesh of their camel, which was cut into thin strips.