5284 cupbearer
Dictionary of Bible Themes

One who served a king with wine, often having himself first tasted it for quality and as a safety measure. Some cupbearers became favourites of the king and so wielded considerable political influence.

Genesis 40:1,5

Pharaoh's cupbearer

Imprisoned

See also

Genesis 40:9-11

His dream

Genesis 40:12-14

Dream interpreted by Joseph

Genesis 40:21

Restored to court

Genesis 40:23

Forgetful of Joseph

Genesis 41:9

Remembers Joseph

1 Kings 10:4-5

Solomon's cupbearers

pp 2Ch 9:4

Nehemiah 1:11; 2:1

Artaxerxes' cupbearer, Nehemiah

See also

1409 dream
5118 Solomon
5270 court
5284 cupbearer
5344 imprisonment
5345 influence
5461 prisoners
5527 shield
8670 remembering
8763 forgetting
9165 restoration
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