Farmers and Herdsmen
Who is on this listThe BSB calls the person a farmer or herdsman, or shows the person working the soil or raising livestock.
Those the Bible shows working the soil or raising livestock.
The first farmer in Scripture is Cain, "a tiller of the soil" (Genesis 4:2). His descendant Jabal "was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock" (Genesis 4:20). After the flood, "Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard" (Genesis 9:20), making Noah the first vinegrower the text names.
Elijah found Elisha "plowing with twelve teams of oxen" when he threw his cloak around him (1 Kings 19:19). King Uzziah had much livestock, dug cisterns, and "was a lover of the soil" (2 Chronicles 26:10). The prophet Amos told Amaziah the priest that he was no prophet’s son but "a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees" (Amos 7:14).
Those whose work is keeping sheep are on Shepherds instead.
Everyone in this list
Amos, Prophet of the Divided Monarchy
Prophet who championed social justice and warned the Northern Kingdom of judgment
Elisha
Prophet who succeeded Elijah and performed many miracles including raising the dead and healing Naaman the leper
Noah
Patriarch and ark builder who survived the Great Flood and established the rainbow covenant
Uzziah, King of Judah
King of Judah struck with leprosy for attempting to burn incense in the Temple