How many times is camel mentioned in the Bible?
The word camel appears 9 times in the King James Version, in 9 verses. Counting every form (camel, camels), it appears 59 times in 56 verses across 21 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses camel 9 times (58 with every form).
Camel in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of camel counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| camel | 9 | 9 |
| camels | 50 | 49 |
| Total | 59 | 58 |
Which books mention camel most
Camel appears in 21 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (24), then Judges (4) and 1 Samuel (3).
Also in: Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1), Ezekiel (1), Zechariah (1), Mark (1), Luke (1).
First and last mention of camel
And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
The verse that uses it most is Genesis 24:10, 2 times (tied with Genesis 24:32, Genesis 24:46):
And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
Where the two translations differ
2 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 1 verse matches only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Esther 8:10: counted in the KJV only
And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by courier on horseback, riding on royal horses that were bred from swift steeds.
Esther 8:14: counted in the KJV only
So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
So the couriers who rode on royal horses went out, hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. The decree was given out in the citadel of Susa.
Isaiah 66:20: counted in the World English Bible only
And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.
They shall bring all your brothers out of all the nations for an offering to Yahweh, on horses, in chariots, in litters, on mules, and on camels, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says Yahweh, as the children of Israel bring their offering in a clean vessel into Yahweh’s house.
Verses with camel on our topic pages
1 verse that uses camel in the World English Bible is in our topic collections.
Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the evening. He lifted up his eyes and looked. Behold, there were camels coming.
Common questions
How many times is camel in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 55 of the 59 uses are in the Old Testament and 4 in the New Testament. Camel appears in 21 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (24), then Judges (4) and 1 Samuel (3).
Where is camel first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 12:16: "And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels." The last is Luke 18:25.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-05.