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...s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God" ([[Jesus and the rich young man]]); This is repea The [[Babylonian Talmud]] applies the [[aphorism]] to unthinkable thoughts. To explain that dreams reveal the thoughts of a man's heart and are the produc ...

...eaction due to the cumulative effect of previous small actions. It alludes to the proverb "it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back". This gives rise to the [[phrase]] "'''the last straw'''", or "'''the final straw'''", meaning ...

...en other parts of its body, until the camel is entirely inside and refuses to leave.<ref>{{cite book | author = Anonymous | title = The Child's Companion ...above says, "The Arabs repeat a fable", and Sigourney says in a footnote, "To illustrate the danger of the first approach of evil habit, the Arabs have a ...

...ly exposure to political ideologies were key factors in her transformation to becoming a female pioneer for the woman's liberation movement and the [[191 ...r involvement with these activities, it became clear how Qiu wanted others to perceive her. Qiu called herself 'Female Knight-Errant of Jian Lake' — the ...

...mel case is named after the hump of its protruding capital letter, similar to the hump of common [[camel]]s.]] .... It is also sometimes used in online usernames such as ''JohnSmith'', and to make multi-word [[domain names]] more legible, for example in promoting ''E ...

...nsive zoological work has been credited with describing principles related to [[natural selection]], [[ethology]], and the functions of an ecosystem.<ref ...219100706 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Tradition claims that he was smothered to death when a vast amount of books fell over him.<ref name=":0" /> ...

...e been applied to real animals in some older translations of the Bible due to misunderstandings or educational prejudices of the [[Greek language|Greek]] ...4/6/11 |volume=44 |issue=6 |pages=52, 64–65}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Camels in the Biblical World |last1=Heide |first1=Martin |publisher=Penn State Pre ...

...ecessarily on the sea). Some remain current, while many date from the 17th to 19th centuries. The word '''nautical''' derives from the Latin ''nauticus'' Further information on nautical terminology may also be found at [[Nautical metaphors in English]], and additional military terms are listed in the [[Multiservic ...