Elimelech and Boaz raised and herded Awassi sheep, a breed which originated in the Syro-Arabian Desert.
Awassi are white with brown or black head and legs, and they have long, droopy ears. The Awassi is an extremely hardy breed, well adapted over centuries to both nomadic and sedentary rural management.
This breed can be used for meat, milk, and wool. They have unique physiological characteristics such as resistance to many diseases and parasites. They can walk long distances over pastures for grazing, tolerating extreme temperatures and enduring adverse feeding conditions. They easily adapt to different environments. Awassi can compensate for under-nutrition during the dry season by using the stored energy reserves in the fat tail. The Awassi breed is known to be the highest milking breed after the East Friesian breed of sheep.
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