ג) וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל אֶחָיו מַה מַּעֲשֵׂיכֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל פַּרְעֹה רֹעֵה צֹאן עֲבָדֶיךָ גַּם אֲנַחְנוּ גַּם אֲבוֹתֵינוּ:
And Pharaoh said to his brothers, "What is your occupation?" And they said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, both we and our forefathers." [translation by Judaica Press]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
Why is it important that Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and later Moses, were shepherds?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)