Bible Dictionary · H
Husbandman
One whose business it is to cultivate the ground. It was one of the first occupations, and was esteemed most honourable (Gen 9:20; Gen 26:12, Gen 26:14; Gen 37:7, etc.). All the Hebrews, except those engaged in religious services, were husbandmen. (See Agriculture.)
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
