Topic
Herdsman
20 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Samuel 21:7Easton · ISBE
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
- Genesis 13:7ISBE
And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
- Genesis 13:8ISBE
And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
- Genesis 26:20ISBE
And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.
- Genesis 29:9Easton
¶ And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.
- Genesis 47:6Easton
The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
- Genesis 47:17Easton
And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.
- Exodus 2:16Easton
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
- Exodus 12:38Easton
And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.
- Numbers 32:16Easton
¶ And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
- 1 Samuel 9:1–27Easton
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was…
- 1 Samuel 11:5Easton
And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.
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- 1 Chronicles 27:29 Easton
- Psalms 78:70 Easton
- Isaiah 38:12 Easton
- Jeremiah 6:3 Easton
- Amos 1:1 ISBE
- Amos 7:14 ISBE
- Micah 4:8 Easton
- Nahum 3:8 Easton
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 15 references
In Egypt herdsmen were probably of the lowest caste. Some of Joseph’s brethren were made rulers over Pharaoh’s cattle (Gen. 47:6, 17). The Israelites were known in Egypt as “keepers of cattle;” and when they left it they took their flocks and herds with them (Ex. 12:38). Both David and Saul came from “following the herd” to occupy the throne (1 Sam. 9; 11:5; Ps. 78:70). David’s herd-masters were among his chief officers of state. The daughters also of wealthy chiefs were wont to tend the flocks of the family (Gen. 29:9; Ex. 2:16). The “chief of the herdsmen” was in the time of the monarchy an officer of high rank (1 Sam. 21:7; comp. 1 Chr. 27:29). The herdsmen lived in tents (Isa. 38:12; Jer. 6:3); and there were folds for the cattle (Num. 32:16), and watch-towers for the herdsmen, that he might therefrom observe any coming danger (Micah 4:8; Nah. 3:8).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 6 references
hurdz'-man (boqer; the King James Version, the English Revised Version "herdman"): A cowherd (Am 7:14). The same word is used in Syria today. ro`eh, has its equivalent in the language of Syria and Palestine (Arabic ra'i), and is a general term for any kind of a herdsman (Ge 13:7,8; 26:20; 1Sa 21:7). noqedh, occurs in one passage (Am 1:1); literally it means one who spots or marks the sheep, hence, a herdsman. Spotting the wool with different dyes is still the method of distinguishing between the sheep of different flocks. The herdsman is seldom the owner of the sheep, but a hireling.
See SHEEP; SHEEP TENDING.
James A. Patch
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.