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1 Samuel 16:8

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Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, Neither has Yahweh chosen this.

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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 setting, Samuel examines Jesse’s sons there as God directs him toward the unexpected choice of David, through whom God would provide Israel’s future king.

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1 Samuel 16:8 mentions Bethlehem.

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