Results for “the king's officer”
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- EunuchBible
A eunuch was an official who served the king and the royal household closely in ancient palaces; in many cases he was a castrated man. The Hebrew and Greek terms appear across both Testaments, and the Korean Revised Version renders the same original term with several different words depending on context.
- Obadiah (Steward of Ahab's Household)People
Obadiah was the official in charge of the royal household of King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel. When Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD, he hid one hundred prophets in caves and fed them. He appears in 1 Kings 18.
- CupbearerBible
A cupbearer was a court official in ancient royal palaces who poured wine and served it to the king. In the Bible, the best-known examples are Pharaoh's chief butler in the story of Joseph and Nehemiah, who served the Persian king Artaxerxes.
- Thomas CranmerPeople
Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury who led the English Reformation and compiled the Book of Common Prayer, the foundation of Anglican worship. He was burned at the stake under Mary I.
- Genesis 40Bible
Genesis 40 tells how Joseph, while in prison, interprets the dreams of Pharaoh's chief butler and chief baker. As Joseph foretold, one is restored to his office and the other is executed, but Joseph himself is forgotten.
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