Show The Donkey A Family Favorite The The donkey or ass ass was the most valuable animal to th the biblical family and also the most economical since he ate only a quarter as much barley as' as asa a horse The most menial of animals ant ani mals orals he was famous for his stamina a and sure footed surefootedness ness Humble asi as' his status was he would bear the cam cam- eleer on his back and lead the long stately strings of camels across the a desert Even poor JOOr poor famines families like Joseph Joseph's a of Nazareth could afford one donkey which they trimmed with I blue beads and red wool to show their pride of ownership owner owner- ship their This of simple beast was their mode of transport In in- in to Bethlehem and later for forthe the Flight in into E Egypt Egypt- pt |