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1 Samuel 16:20

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Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son to Saul.

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Bethlehem was David’s hometown in Judah, where he lived with his father Jesse and tended sheep. In this passage, Jesse sends David from Bethlehem to Saul’s court with provisions for his brothers, beginning David’s closer involvement with Israel’s king.

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1 Samuel 16:20 mentions Bethlehem.

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