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1 Samuel 16:13

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Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

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Bethlehem, a small town in Judah and David’s hometown, is where Samuel secretly anointed David among his brothers. Its setting underscores God’s choice of an unlikely shepherd from Judah to become Israel’s future king, empowered by the Spirit.

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1 Samuel 16:13 mentions Bethlehem.

Bethlehem · Berthold Werner

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