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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Leviticus 11:4 - 11:4
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the camel - It does to a certain extent divide the hoof, for the foot consists of two large parts, but the division is not complete; the toes rest upon an elastic pad on which the animal goes; as a beast of burden its flesh is tough. An additional reason for its prohibition might be to keep the Israelites apart from the descendants of Ishmael.