Bible Dictionary: Presents: Often Conveyed on Camels

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1 Samuel 25:18
Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.
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2 Kings 8:9
So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Your son Benhadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
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2 Chronicles 9:1
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bore spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
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Library

Cambyses.
... and splendid dresses, loaded her with presents, ordered a ... father was prudent, cautious,
wise, and often generous and ... king was said to have conveyed water into ...
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Chapter xxiv
... the participle cannot refer, as so often, to the ... seems to take and dangle these presents
before Rebekah ... return was the startling news, conveyed incidentally by ...
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The Third Continental Journey.
... also been, burned by the enemy, and presents a scene ... of the opening of the school,
conveyed in a ... him almost daily; our conversations were often truly spiritual ...
/.../chapter xii the third continental.htm

Sennacherib (705-681 BC )
... inherent vitality of which she had so often given proof ... with reference to this exchange
of presents that Sabaco ... their way, the king himself being conveyed in a ...
/.../chapter isennacherib 705-681 b c.htm

Chapter xxx
... faith; but the soul's workings are often just such a ... Reuben, as little children will,
presents the mandrakes to ... rendering: this is the emphasis conveyed by the ...
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The Nile and Egypt
... The bulk of the Egyptian population presents the characteristics of ... why it does not
figure more often is, in ... dynasties, the idea of weapons is conveyed by the ...
/.../chapter i the nile and egypt.htm

The Memphite Empire
... from the sarcophagus chamber itself, presents features imperfectly ... of pyramids of
princely foundation often debased in ... from this reserve, and conveyed in boats ...
/.../chapter iithe memphite empire.htm

Chapter xxvi
... This passage presents a close parallel to Genesis 21 ... interpretation agrees the
predominant impression conveyed by the ... Men of Esau's disposition often let their ...
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The Power of Assyria at Its Zenith; Esarhaddon and Assur-Bani-Pal
... in their mountains, and which were conveyed by caravans ... a nation after an undue strain,
often causing its ... the events of this reign presents serious difficulties ...
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The Iranian Conquest
... 1000 seems to have had some ritualistic significance, for it often recurs in ... the
grain, 1000 head of small cattle, 1000 swift horses, 1000 camels, 1000 brown ...
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Subtopics

Presents

Presents of Persons of Rank, of Great Value and Variety

Presents were Given by Kings to Each Other in Token of Inferiority

Presents were Given in Token of Friendship

Presents were Given: As Tribute

Presents were Given: At Marriages

Presents were Given: On all Occasions of Public Rejoicing

Presents were Given: On Occasions of Visits

Presents were Given: On Recovering from Sickness

Presents were Given: On Restoration to Prosperity

Presents were Given: On Sending Away Friends