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1 Samuel 16:18

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Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Yahweh is with him.

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Bethlehem was a small town in Judah, about six miles south of Jerusalem, and the home of Jesse’s family. In this passage it identifies David’s origin, linking Saul’s court musician and future king to the covenant tribe of Judah.

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1 Samuel 16:18 mentions Bethlehem.

Bethlehem · Berthold Werner

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