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Cup-Bearer
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Cup-Bearer. An officer of high rank with Egyptian, Persian and Assyrian, as well as, Jewish monarchs. 1 Kings 10:5. It was his duty to fill the king's cup and present it to him personally. Nehemiah 1:11. The chief cupbearer, or butler, to the king of Egypt was the means of raising Joseph to his high position. Genesis 40:1; Genesis 40:21; Genesis 41:9.
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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Cup-Bearer'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/c/cup-bearer.html. 1901.
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Cup-Bearer'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/c/cup-bearer.html. 1901.
