What Is Camel’s hair in the Bible?
Object
A rough cloth woven from camel hair. John the Baptist dressed this way. His clothing made people think of the prophet Elijah, who wore a hairy cloak and a leather belt.
Where it appears in the Bible
Mark 1:6; Matthew 3:4
What the Bible says
Mark 1:6
And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey.
Matthew 3:4
And the same John had his garment of camels’ hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Mark 1:6 and Matthew 3:4, with their NABRE notes; 2 Kings 1:8 and its note