Alcohol in the Bible Alcohol in the Bible Alcoholic beverages appear in the Hebrew Bible, after Noah planted a vineyard and became inebriated. In the New Testament, Jesus miraculously made copious amounts of wine at the marriage at Cana. Wine is the most common alcoholic beverage mentioned in biblical literature, where it is a source of symbolism, and was an important part of daily life in biblical times. Additionally, the inhabitants of ancient Israel drank beer, and wines made from fruits other than grapes, and references to these appear in scripture. Biblical literature displays an ambivalence toward intoxicating drinks, considering them both a blessing
The Mouse Turned into a Maid man and his cat", while in the Latin explanatory text it reads "De Cata in Fœminam mutate" (The cat changed into a woman). Jean de la Fontaine wrote a separate version of this fable, also under the title "The cat changed into a woman" ("La chatte metamorphosée en femme", II.18), in which he gave the theme of change an extended, thoughtful treatment: Though La Fontaine avoided mention of Venus as the intermediary for the change in his fable, she is there in Christopher Pitt's "The Fable of the Young Man and his Cat", which is turned into a satirical picture