Chief Cup Bearer
Egyptian originPharaoh's chief cup-bearer is imprisoned with the chief baker in Genesis 40; he forgets Joseph after his release, then in Genesis 41 recalls Joseph's interpretations and presents him to Pharaoh.
- Meaning
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- Occupation
- Cup-bearer
- First mention
- Genesis 40:1
Scripture references
- Genesis 40:1
It happened some time later that the king of Egypt's cup-bearer and his baker offended their master the king of Egypt.
- Genesis 40:9
So the chief cup-bearer described his dream to Joseph, telling him, 'In my dream there was a vine in front of me.
- Genesis 40:13
In another three days Pharaoh will lift up your head by restoring you to your position. Then you will hand Pharaoh his cup, as you did before, when you were his cup-bearer.
- Genesis 40:21
the chief cup-bearer by restoring him to his cup-bearing, so that he again handed Pharaoh his cup;
- Genesis 40:23
But the chief cup-bearer did not remember Joseph; he had forgotten him.
- Genesis 41:9
Then the chief cup-bearer addressed Pharaoh, 'Today, I recall having been at fault.
- Genesis 41:12
There was a young Hebrew with us, one of the slaves belonging to the commander of the guard. We told our dreams to him and he interpreted them for us, telling each of us what his dream meant.
- Genesis 41:13
It turned out exactly according to his interpretation: I was restored to my position, but the other man was hanged.'