Cupbearer
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A cupbearer was historically an officer of high rank in royal courts, whose duty was to pour and serve the drinks at the royal table. On account of the constant fear of plots and intrigues, a person h
A cupbearer depicted c. 460–450 BC
Nehemiah
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Nehemiah is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period as the governor of Yehud Medinata, the autonomous province of J
Cupbearer
…the cupbearers" (Genesis 40:2) accords with the fact that there were often a number of such officials under one as chief. In the Post-exilic period, Nehemiah rose to the high ranking palace position of cupbearer to King Artaxerxes, the sixth King of the Median / Persian Empire. The position placed his life…
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Nehemiah rebuilding Jerusalem, illustration by Adolf Hult, 1919
Nehemiah as cup-bearer to Artaxerxes I (French bible, c. 1280–1300)
The Rebuilding of Jerusalem