Weird day for resurrected threads as far as cat themes.
The reason people were afraid of cats...
Oddly ties in on the last verse of the Torah:
Deuteronomy 34:12 And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.
Our modern day feline fixations started with the ancient Egyptians. The Israelites were probably very familiar with cats from being in Egypt for 350 years.
The ancient Romans became enamored with cats from their trading with and conquering of Egypt..............