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  • From: "Bill Ross" <BillRoss AT norisksoftware.com>
  • To: "'Yigal Levin'" <Yigal-Levin AT utc.edu>, "'Biblical Hebrew'" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: RE: Alcoholic Beverages in BH
  • Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 09:03:51 -0500


<Bill>
I've been reading Daniel and was struck that Nebuchadnezzar seemed to
think that a good leader ought to have a steady diet of wine. Does
anyone know if this was considered a drink that gave political insight?

Did Daniel object because it was wine or because it was the king's
special wine, or some other reason?

Also, what nuances might be present in the phrase "daily provision?"

Daniel 1:5 And the king appointed them a *daily provision* of the
king's meat, and of *the wine which he drank*: so nourishing them three
years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. {the
wine.: Heb. the wine of his drink}

Thanks,

Bill Ross






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