"I thought he was a cowherd, John."

He was both. But "cowherd" doesn't sound as funny as "figpicker". I am a Martin and Gibson picker.



7:14 Amos answered Amaziah, "I was neither a prophet nor a prophet's son, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees.

Joe,

Learn something every day. I didn't know there was a tribe of Joseph. I thought Joseph was actually represented (as one of the twelve sons of Israel) by HIS two sons -- Ephraim and Manasah (not Stephen Still's famous band)-- One of the sons supplanting the place of the son that lost his birthright and the other instead of Joseph. I'm rusty on why not Joseph and why not the other son -- but seems like it was that story of not being willing to be part of the lineage of promise.