Horse, horses
Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia
(Gen 49:17) - naturalists cited by the source placed the horse's original homeland in the highlands of Asia, perhaps Armenia, rather than Syria, Arabia, or Egypt. Wild asses remained native to Mesopotamia, and traditional and monumental evidence places horses among Central Asian peoples in very remote antiquity. Egyptian and Assyrian monuments contain hieroglyphic representations of them. In early times the ox and ass were the chief working animals of the Hebrews and other eastern peoples; horses, whether ridden or harnessed to chariots, were principally used by kings and commanders (Exod 14:9-28) and were therefore costly. During the famine Egyptians exchanged their horses with Joseph for bread.