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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Bethlehemite
Someone from Bethlehem, which is how Scripture introduces Jesse and his son David before either needed a longer introduction.
First, in plain English
Someone from Bethlehem, which is how Scripture introduces Jesse and his son David before either needed a longer introduction.
Who this is
A Bethlehemite is simply someone from Bethlehem, the title Scripture gives Jesse and his son David before either man needed a longer introduction. The same word later marks Elhanan, the soldier credited in 2 Samuel 21 with killing a giant named Goliath, distinct from the more famous duel in 1 Samuel 17.
study-bible (ACAI)
The word
H1022
Where it appears
- 1 Samuel 16:1
- 1 Samuel 16:18
- 1 Samuel 17:58
