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One of the baramins brought onto the Ark by Noah. Camels are brown and have 1 or 2 humps on their backs.
Camels in the Bible
Camels are mentioned frequently in the Bible, as livestock and the spoils of war. It is forbidden to eat them:
Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you. Deuteronomy 14:7 (KJV)
The Queen of Sheba brought a train of gift-bearing camels when she visited Solomon:
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not. 1 Kings 10:1-3 (KJV)
And notably, Jesus says of them:
And again I say unto you, 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. Matthew 19:24 (KJV)