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Caravan

Holman Bible Dictionary

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A company of travelers (usually merchants) on a journey through desert or hostile regions with a train of pack animals (see Genesis 37:25; Judges 5:6; 1 Kings 10:2; Job 6:18-19; Isaiah 21:13 ). Palestine lay along the main travel route between Egypt, Arabia, and Mesopotamia and had many caravans passing through it.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Caravan'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​c/caravan.html. 1991.
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