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Genesis 47:3
And Pharaoh asked the brothers,“ What is your occupation?” They replied,“ We, your servants, are shepherds, just like our ancestors.
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Psalms 78:70-72
He chose his servant David, calling him from the sheep pens.He took David from tending the ewes and lambs and made him the shepherd of Jacob’s descendants— God’s own people, Israel.He cared for them with a true heart and led them with skillful hands.
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Genesis 46:34
you must tell him,‘ We, your servants, have raised livestock all our lives, as our ancestors have always done.’ When you tell him this, he will let you live here in the region of Goshen, for the Egyptians despise shepherds.”
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Genesis 45:10
You can live in the region of Goshen, where you can be near me with all your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.
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1 Samuel 17 15
but David went back and forth so he could help his father with the sheep in Bethlehem.
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1 Kings 9 27
Hiram sent experienced crews of sailors to sail the ships with Solomon’s men.
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Genesis 31:18
and he drove all his livestock in front of him. He packed all the belongings he had acquired in Paddan aram and set out for the land of Canaan, where his father, Isaac, lived.
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Zechariah 13:5
He will say,‘ I’m no prophet; I’m a farmer. I began working for a farmer as a boy.’
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1 Kings 18 5-1 Kings 18 6
Ahab said to Obadiah,“ We must check every spring and valley in the land to see if we can find enough grass to save at least some of my horses and mules.”So they divided the land between them. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
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Genesis 37:2
This is the account of Jacob and his family. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he often tended his father’s flocks. He worked for his half brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah. But Joseph reported to his father some of the bad things his brothers were doing.
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Genesis 4:2
Later she gave birth to his brother and named him Abel. When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground.
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Isaiah 40:11
He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.
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Genesis 9:20
After the flood, Noah began to cultivate the ground, and he planted a vineyard.
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Exodus 3:1
One day Moses was tending the flock of his father in law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God.
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1 Samuel 16 11
Then Samuel asked,“ Are these all the sons you have?”“ There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied.“ But he’s out in the fields watching the sheep and goats.”“ Send for him at once,” Samuel said.“ We will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”