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1 Samuel 16:5

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He said, Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice to Yahweh: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. He sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

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Bethlehem was a small town in Judah, associated with the clan of Jesse. In this passage Samuel comes there under the pretext of a sacrifice, concealing his mission to anoint one of Jesse’s sons as Israel’s future king.

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1 Samuel 16:5 mentions Bethlehem.

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