A Bible question: Why were there herds of swine in ancient Israel at the time of Jesus?

Sorry, I screwed up. That should be: “And the pig baron said unto them:”

Also; would “swine baron” work better than “pig baron?” I’m trying to go for a porcine-based analog to “cattle baron.”

Maybe they were refugee pigs…

I have often wondered why Swine herders existed in ancient Israel.
I have come to the conclusion that Romans enjoyed a hog roast.

So no prominent Jewish players in the early days of football?

Spite.

My childhood rabbi’s son grew up to be the owner of a pig farm.

Quite. Not to mention delicious otters’ noses, larks’ tongues, fried bats, dromedary pretzels, wolves’ nipples, and other traditional snacks. None of which grow on trees.

I understand Amazon is testing using them for delivering packages, since they can fly with a bigger load than pigeons can.

They can probably also carry coconuts, which are likely beyond the carrying capacity of swallows, as well.

Q: African or European feral pigs?

A: Well, actually in the Holy Land they’d be Asian… aaaarrrgghhhh!

In that case, I don’t think I’ll spend forty-five minutes watching it.

Just what we need, hateful anti-Semitic racist lies

Lighten up, Francis.