From: "Martin A. Shields" <mshields AT mail.usyd.edu.au>
To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
Subject: Alcoholic Beverages in BH
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 22:57:43 +1000
> I have just read a recent article proposing that Qohelet 10:1 refers to the
> process used to make beer in the aNE. To my knowledge, however, there is no
> word for "beer" in BH in spite of the apparent antiquity of beer production.
Of course, in case you were going to try and follow the recipe, I meant 11:1
and not 10:1 (please do not drink anything made with dead flies).