Genesis 46:32

I'll mention that the men are shepherds. Because they've been taking care of livestock, they brought along their flocks, their herds, and everything else that they own.

Genesis 47:3

Pharaoh asked his brothers, "What are your occupations?"

Genesis 4:2

And she did it again, giving birth to his brother Abel. Abel shepherded flocks and Cain became a farmer.

Genesis 9:20

Noah, a man of the soil, was the first to plant and farm a vineyard.

Genesis 31:18

and drove all his livestock ahead of him, with everything that belonged to him, including the livestock that he had bought and accumulated in Paddan-aram, intending to deliver them to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 37:2

This is a record of Jacob's descendants.

Genesis 45:10

You are to live in the land of Goshen, near where I am you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything that you own.

Genesis 46:34

you are to tell him, "Your servants have been taking care of livestock since we were youths. We and our ancestors have taken care of livestock.' That way, you'll be able to live in the Goshen territory, since shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians."

Exodus 3:1

Meanwhile, Moses continued tending the sheep that belonged to his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the sheep to the western desert and came to Horeb, God's mountain, where

1 Samuel 16:11

Then Samuel told Jesse, "Are these all the young men?" He said, "There yet remains the youngest one, and right now he's tending the sheep." Samuel told Jesse, "Send someone to get him, for we won't do anything else until he arrives here."

1 Samuel 17:15

And David would go back and forth from Saul to tend his father's sheep in Bethlehem.

1 Kings 9:27

Hiram sent his servants to sail with the fleet, since they were expert seamen, and so they accompanied Solomon's servants.

1 Kings 18:5-6

Ahab had instructed Obadiah, "Go throughout the land to all of the water springs and to all of the valleys. Maybe we'll find some grass to keep the horses and mules alive. Also, maybe we won't have to kill some of our cattle."

Psalm 78:70-72

Then he chose his servant David, whom he took from the sheepfold.

Isaiah 40:11

Like a shepherd, he tends his flock. He gathers the lambs in his arms, carries them close to his heart, and gently leads the mother sheep."

Zechariah 13:5

"He will say, "I am no mere prophet. A servant of mankind am I, because a man dedicated to this have I been from my youth.'

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And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

Their trade hath been to feed cattle

And they

Bible References

Shepherds

Genesis 4:2
And she did it again, giving birth to his brother Abel. Abel shepherded flocks and Cain became a farmer.
Genesis 31:18
and drove all his livestock ahead of him, with everything that belonged to him, including the livestock that he had bought and accumulated in Paddan-aram, intending to deliver them to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 37:2
This is a record of Jacob's descendants.
Genesis 47:3
Pharaoh asked his brothers, "What are your occupations?"
Exodus 3:1
Meanwhile, Moses continued tending the sheep that belonged to his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the sheep to the western desert and came to Horeb, God's mountain, where
1 Samuel 16:11
Then Samuel told Jesse, "Are these all the young men?" He said, "There yet remains the youngest one, and right now he's tending the sheep." Samuel told Jesse, "Send someone to get him, for we won't do anything else until he arrives here."
1 Samuel 17:15
And David would go back and forth from Saul to tend his father's sheep in Bethlehem.
Psalm 78:70
Then he chose his servant David, whom he took from the sheepfold.
Isaiah 40:11
Like a shepherd, he tends his flock. He gathers the lambs in his arms, carries them close to his heart, and gently leads the mother sheep."
Zechariah 13:5
"He will say, "I am no mere prophet. A servant of mankind am I, because a man dedicated to this have I been from my youth.'

Their trade hath been to feed cattle

Genesis 46:34
you are to tell him, "Your servants have been taking care of livestock since we were youths. We and our ancestors have taken care of livestock.' That way, you'll be able to live in the Goshen territory, since shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians."
Genesis 9:20
Noah, a man of the soil, was the first to plant and farm a vineyard.
1 Kings 9:27
Hiram sent his servants to sail with the fleet, since they were expert seamen, and so they accompanied Solomon's servants.
1 Kings 18:5
Ahab had instructed Obadiah, "Go throughout the land to all of the water springs and to all of the valleys. Maybe we'll find some grass to keep the horses and mules alive. Also, maybe we won't have to kill some of our cattle."

And they

Genesis 45:10
You are to live in the land of Goshen, near where I am you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything that you own.

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