Verse 3

Pharaoh said to Joseph’s brothers,“What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh,“Your servants take care of flocks, just as our ancestors did.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 46:33-34 : 33 Pharaoh will summon you and say,‘What is your occupation?’ 34 Tell him,‘Your servants have taken care of cattle from our youth until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you may live in the land of Goshen, for everyone who takes care of sheep is disgusting to the Egyptians.”
• Amos 7:14-15 : 14 Amos replied to Amaziah,“I was not a prophet by profession. No, I was a herdsman who also took care of sycamore fig trees. 15 Then the LORD took me from tending flocks and gave me this commission,‘Go! Prophesy to my people Israel!’
• Jonah 1:8 : 8 They said to him,“Tell us, whose fault is it that this disaster has overtaken us? What’s your occupation? Where do you come from? What’s your country? And who are your people?”
• 2 Thess 3:10 : 10 For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command:“If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.”
• Gen 4:2 : 2 Then she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel took care of the flocks, while Cain cultivated the ground.