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1 Samuel 16:3

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Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do: and you shall anoint to me him whom I name to you.

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Bethlehem was a small town in Judah, about five miles south of Jerusalem and the home of Jesse’s family. Samuel’s visit there under the cover of a sacrifice provided the setting for God’s choice and anointing of David as Israel’s future king.

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1 Samuel 16:3 mentions Bethlehem.

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