re: Archaeologist Carbon-Date Camel Bones, Discover Major Discrepancy In Bible Story

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Using carbon-dating to determine the age of the oldest-known camel bones, the researchers determined that camels were first introduced to Israel around the 9th century BCE.

The Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament refers to camels as pack animals as early as the story of Abraham. Though there is no archaeological evidence of Abraham's life, many in the religious and scientific communities, including Chabad and the Associates For Biblical Research, cite the 20th century BCE as his time of birth.

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Germans. Or Hebrews as the case may be. In any event, the camel story is old news. See: Don't Know Much About the Bible by Kenneth C. Davis.