What is Stable?
{{distinguish|Chemical stability}} [[Image:Veoy-church-stable-Molde-No.jpg|thumb|A stable with a few stalls (in [[Norway]]))]] A '''stable''' is a building for [[livestock]] animals such as [[horse]]s or [[cow]]s to live in. A stable often has a loft where [[food]] such as [[hay]] can be kept to feed the animals in the winter. The stable may be divided into enclosures or stalls to keep the animals separate. A stable is most likely to be built near a [[House#Farmhouse|farmhouse]]. [[Image:krippe crib family w 3wisemen.JPG|thumb|250px|left|A [[statue]] showing the birth of Jesus in a stable]] According to the [[New Testament|Christian Bible]], the baby [[Jesus]] was born in a stable. He was wrapped up and put to sleep on the straw in a [[manger]]. [[Image:Checking out his new digs.jpg|thumb|A horse in a stall in a stable (in the [[United States]] )]] [[Category:Agriculture]] [[Category:Animal enclosures]]