cupbearer Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
cupbearer in Smith's Bible Dictionary
an officer of high rank with Egyptian, Persian and Assyrian as well as Jewish monarchs. #1Ki 10:5| It was his duty to fill the king's cup and present it to him personally. #Ne 1:11| The chief cupbearer, or butler, to the king of Egypt was the means of raising Joseph to his high position. #Ge 40:1,21; 41:9|
cupbearer in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Genesis 40:1-21. A high officer in eastern courts, e.g. Solomon's (1 Kings 10:5). Pharaoh's was the instrument of Joseph's elevation (Genesis 41:9). Rabshakek was "chief cupbearer" in Sennacherib's court (Isaiah 36:2), as his name implies. Nehemiah was cupbearer to Artaxerxes Longimanus, king of Persia (Nehemiah 1:11; Nehemiah 2:1).