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Encyclopedia: David (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | David was the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. |
 | | David was sent for, and the prophet immediately recognized him as the chosen of God, chosen to succeed King Saul, who was now departing from the ways of God, on the throne of the kingdom. |
 | | In Judaism, David's reign represents the formation of a coherent Jewish state with its political and religious capital in Jerusalem and the institution of a royal lineage that culminates in the Messianic era. |
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