Cupbearers
Who is on this listThe BSB calls the person a cupbearer (Genesis 40:2; Nehemiah 1:11).
The two royal cupbearers of Scripture.
A cupbearer served wine at the king’s table and stood close to the throne. Scripture names two. Pharaoh’s chief cupbearer was imprisoned with the chief baker when "Pharaoh was angry with his two officers" (Genesis 40:2). In prison Joseph interpreted his dream, and the cupbearer was restored to his post. He forgot Joseph until Pharaoh’s own dreams brought him to mind two years later (Genesis 41:9).
Nehemiah ends his opening prayer by saying he was cupbearer to the king (Nehemiah 1:11). Serving Artaxerxes, he was asked why his face was sad, and he received leave to rebuild Jerusalem’s walls (Nehemiah 2:1–8).
The Rabshakeh of Sennacherib is not on this list, because the text does not call him a cupbearer.
Everyone in this list
Nehemiah, Governor of Judah
Governor who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and restored the community's adherence to the Law
Pharaoh's Chief Cupbearer
Official whose dream Joseph interpreted in prison and who later recommended Joseph to Pharaoh