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Topic:
Cupbearer
With regard to the word "cupbearer…"
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 40:1,21; 41:9)
Derived from Easton's and Smith's Bible Dictionaries
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