- a sheepmaster:
- "And Abramª [was] veryª rich²°¹ in cattle,ª in silver,ª and in gold.ª" {Gen 13:2} + "And the manª waxed great,ª° and went²°¹ forward,ª° and grewª until¹¹ he became²° very² great:ª°¹ ... For he had¹ possessionª of flocks,ª and possessionª of herds,ª and great storeª of servants:ª and the Philistinesª enviedª° him." {Gen 26:13-14} + "Also he builtª° towersª in the desert,ª and diggedª° manyª wells:ª for¹ he had¹ muchª cattle,ª both in the low country,ª and in the plains:ª husbandmenª [also], and vine dressersª in the mountains,ª and in Carmel:ª for¹ he lovedª°¹ husbandry.ª" {2Ch 26:10} + "His substanceª also was¹ sevenª thousandª sheep,ª and threeª thousandª camels,ª and fiveª hundredª yokeª of oxen,ª and fiveª hundredª she asses,ª and a veryª greatª household;ª so that this¹ manª was¹ the greatestª of all¹¹ the menª of the east.ª" {Job 1:3} + "So the LORDª blessedª°¹ the latter endª of Jobª more than his beginning:ª¹ for he had¹ fourteenªª thousandª sheep,ª and sixª thousandª camels,ª and a thousandª yokeª of oxen,ª and a thousandª she asses.ª" {Job 42:12}
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