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Genesis 47:3
Then Pharaoh said to his brothers,“ What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh,“ Your servants are shepherds, both we and also our fathers.”
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Psalms 78:70-72
He also chose David His servant, And took him from the sheepfolds;From following the ewes that had young He brought him, To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance.So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
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Genesis 46:34
that you shall say,‘ Your servants’ occupation has been with livestock from our youth even till now, both we and also our fathers,’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”
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Genesis 45:10
You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you and your children, your children’s children, your flocks and your herds, and all that you have.
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1 Samuel 17 15
But David occasionally went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
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1 Kings 9 27
Then Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, seamen who knew the sea, to work with the servants of Solomon.
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Genesis 31:18
And he carried away all his livestock and all his possessions which he had gained, his acquired livestock which he had gained in Padan Aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.
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Zechariah 13:5
But he will say,‘ I am no prophet, I am a farmer; for a man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.’
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1 Kings 18 5-1 Kings 18 6
And Ahab had said to Obadiah,“ Go into the land to all the springs of water and to all the brooks; perhaps we may find grass to keep the horses and mules alive, so that we will not have to kill any livestock.”So they divided the land between them to explore it; Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
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Genesis 37:2
This is the history of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives; and Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father.
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Genesis 4:2
Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
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Isaiah 40:11
He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.
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Genesis 9:20
And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard.
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Exodus 3:1
Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
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1 Samuel 16 11
And Samuel said to Jesse,“ Are all the young men here?” Then he said,“ There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse,“ Send and bring him. For we will not sit down till he comes here.”