Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Camels Hair ( ), a material of clothing. John the Baptist was habited in raiment of camels’ hair (Mat 3:4; Mar 1:6), and Chardin states that such garments are worn by the modern dervishes. There is a coarse cloth made of camels’ hair in the East, which is used for manufacturing the coats of shepherds … Continue reading “Camel’s Hair”

Cameleon SEE CHAMELEON. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Camele (or Gamelee Deae), in Roman mythology, were goddesses of marriage (Gr. ), invoked by young women just before their nuptials. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Camelaucium (Camelaucumn, Camelaucus, Or Camalaucum) was a covering for the head, used chiefly in the East. It appears to halve been a round. cap with ear-flaps of fur, originally camel’s hair, if the ordinary etymology is to be accepted, or wool, and sometimes adorned with gems. The form and name being preserved, it sometimes became … Continue reading “Camelaucium (Camelaucumn, Camelaucus, Or Camalaucum)”

Camel-Thorn See Cypress Fuente: Plants Animals Of Bible

Camel, George Joseph Kamel, George Joseph (1661-1706) Botanist , born Brnn , Moravia; died Manila, Philippines. He entered the Society of Jesus as a lay brother, 1682 , and in 1688 , was sent to the Philippines as a missionary. He made valuable investigations of the plants and natural history of the islands which were … Continue reading “Camel, George Joseph”

Camel, Camel’s Hair CAMEL, CAMELS HAIR.The camel is by far the most useful of all animals in the East. There are two kinds of camelsthe Turkish or Bactrian camel and the dromedary. The first is larger, has a double hump, and is capable of sustaining greater burdens; the latter is swifter, has a single hump, … Continue reading “Camel, Camel’s Hair”

CAMEL Carrier, A beast of burden very common in the East, where it is called “the land-ship,” and “the carrier of the desert.” It is six or seven feet high, and is exceedingly strong, tough, and enduring of labor. The feet are constructed with a tough elastic sole, which prevents the animal from sinking in … Continue reading “Camel”

Came * For CAME see COME Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Camden, William an eminent English antiquarian and historian, was born in London, May 2,1551, and. was educated at Oxford. In 1577 he was co-rector, and in 1597 rector, of the Westminster School. He died at Chiselhurst, Nov. 9,1623. His main work is Britannia, sive Florentissimorums Reginorumn Anglice, Scotice, Hibernice et Insularum Adjacentium ex Intima Aintiquitate … Continue reading “Camden, William”