Charles Ellicott Commentary Genesis 32:14-15

"two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, thirty milch camels and their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty she-asses and ten foals." — Genesis 32:14-15 (ASV)

Goats — ewes—camels — cows — asses. — As the kinds of livestock are arranged according to their value, it is remarkable that cows should be prized above camels; for the milk of cows was regarded as of little worth. This high estimation of them, therefore, must have arisen from an increased regard for agriculture, the ploughing being done in the East by oxen. Asses of course come last, as being the animal used by chieftains for riding, and therefore prized as matters of luxury. (Judges 5:10.) Jacob selected "milk camels" because their milk forms a valuable part of the daily food of the Arabs.