Why Scripture Hides the Male Camels in Jacob's Gift to Esau

Midrash Aggadah, Genesis 32:16

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"Milch camels, etc." Because the camel is modest in its mating, therefore Scripture did not specify [the number of males]. "Forty cows and ten bulls" — they [the cows] require [ten bulls]. "Twenty she-asses" — they require ten he-asses.

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PatriarchsJacobBibleHumilityAdam Eve

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