Unpacking the Bible, archaeological evidence

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Recent archaeology has been able to pinpoint the introduction of the camel more precisely. The new evidence indicates that the first significant appearance of camels in the Aravah Valley was not earlier than the last third of the 10th century BCE. The implication is that the stories in the bible that reflect the presence of camels therefore could not have occurred prior to this event.

The Introduction of Domestic Camels to the Southern Levant:
Evidence from the Aravah Valley
Lidar Sapir-Hen and Erez Ben-Yosef
Tel Aviv University