[maryz]

Then why don't they include cats in that group of animals not to be eaten because they "chew their cud?"

I have no idea, any more than I know why cats are never mentioned in the Bible at all -- OT or NT. Unless those poor people didn't have any . . . :(

[kosta50]

I have no idea, any more than I know why cats are never mentioned in the Bible at all -- OT or NT. Unless those poor people didn't have any

Really? Cats were considered "holy" in Egypt. Surely Moses would have known about cats.