[Avodah] A few notes on Parshas Vayetzei

[Saul Guberman]

>
> Zev S:
> Actually, they'd only been traveling for one day - "hayom yatzati vehayom
> bati" - so they probably weren't very thirsty.  It would still have been
> a big job for such a small girl, and demonstrated her trait of chessed,
> but the total volume of water drawn may not have been all that much.
> >>>
>
> For 10 camels !?
>
> SBA
>

Even if they were not thirsty, they seem to drink a lot when they can.

http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Camelus_dromedarius.html
When water is available, whether fresh or brackish (salty), camels drink
well - up to 57 litres at a time.
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