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Husbandman
One whose business it is to cultivate the ground. It was one of the first occupations, and was esteemed most honourable (Gen. 9:20; 26:12, 14; 37:7, etc.). All the Hebrews, except those engaged in religious services, were husbandmen. (See AGRICULTURE.)
In the Bible
7
Verses where Husbandman is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 2 Timothy 2:6
The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.
- Amos 5:16
Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail.
- Genesis 9:20
Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
- James 5:7
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- Jeremiah 51:23
With you I shatter the shepherd and his flock; with you I shatter the farmer and his oxen; with you I shatter the governors and officials.
- John 15:1
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.
+1 more verse naming Husbandman.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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