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Wine, and a sense of humor for that matter, were given to us by a beneficent God who knew from time to time we would need them. The Bible has a lot to say about wine. In fact, the grapevine and its primary product, wine, is mentioned more than any other plant.

In the book of Genesis, chapter 9, after the Great Flood, Noah begins anew by planting a vineyard and making wine. He is credited as being the first to plant a vineyard. Lamech, Noah's father, said that Noah would "bring us relief and comfort from our work and the toil of our hands." This he surely fulfilled as the first wine-maker.

With the first wine, came the first occasion of drunkeness. The Bible warns of the pitfalls of too much wine. It declares wine is a mocker and whoever is led astray by it, is not wise. On the other side of the same coin, it reminds us God made the wine that gladdens the heart of man. Clearly, moderation is called for here.

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From ancient times, the Levant has been famous for the quality and quantity of its wine. The Bible says little though regarding the use of wine in ordinary life. It was customary to present wine to travelers. It was used at feasts and marriages. In times of scarcity it was mixed with water and sometimes even with milk. Its importance is evident in the fact that Israel was deprived of it by God as a punishment.

In the New Testament, we see Jesus' first miracle was turning water into wine for the marriage celebration at Cana. How we wish we could have tasted that wine! Paul recommended wine to Timothy as a digestive aid. Its symbolic importance for Christians is well known and practiced today.

There six words related to wine in the Bible: Vine, Vineyard, Wine, Winebibber, Wine Press and Strong Drink.

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I very much like your feature, could you please use the Book, Chapter & Verses of your text

Nice article, one question though. Was the wine watered down like so many think?

Very good article...not biased like others I have found

If Wine as used in the Bible is always alcoholic can you explain why medical science has proven its many dangers while your article only mentions drunkenness in passing?

I am a christian, and I have a vineyard and make and drink wine. I thank The Lord for providing wine.

Any substance, including water, can be abused.

Here's an article that addresses the subject better than I've ever seen elsewhere:

http://www.ccg.org/english/s/p188.html

-Bret

The "good wine" Jesus made at Cana (John 2:10) was "good" not because of its high alcoholic content, but because it was fresh, unfermented grape juice....

-PaulThirty1

Any substance, including water, can be abused... but alcohol can intoxicate - not water!!!

The good wine mentioned could not be non alcoholic because they usually served the "good wine" first and later after everyone had "well drunk" than they served the not so good wine. I believe from that context you can see why they would serve the good first. Our senses get a bit numb after we drink some wine.

Wine is always good ;but we should drink in moderation.Too much of sth is poison.Kiplang'at eldama ravine;kenya

The word "wine:" in the Bible or "good wine" in (John 2:10), talks about the fist miracle Jesus performed."New wine" meant unfermented grape juice...120 to 160 gallons of it.
In (Luke 5:37-38) the "new wine" talks about unfermented wine as well. Fermented wine would have burst even new wine skins from the pressure of gas produced by fermenting wine.People of the Bible went to great lengths to keep wine from souring or molding. Some things used were grinding from marble, sea salt, sea water, liquid or solid pitch, lime and even sulfur.
Over and over the Bible talks about" abstaining from becoming drunk on fermented wine".It would be very inconsistent in its teachings if Jesus turned water into fermented wine but teaches us that we are not to get drunk or to give into such temptations of this world.

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