He made his camels to kneel down Probably to unload them; kneeling, however, is the posture in which they take their rest. Dr. Shaw, giving an account of his journeys between Cairo and mount Sinai, says, “Our camels were made to kneel down in a circle round about us; and in this situation, as they are very watchful, and awake with the least noise, they served us instead of a guard.”
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Genesis 24:11
11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.