David HaMelech
1040 BCE–970 BCE · Biblical · Beit Lechem (Bethlehem)
David ben Yishai, the youngest of eight sons, began as a shepherd in Beit Lechem and was anointed by the prophet Shmuel. He rose to fame at the court of King Saul, most famously by defeating the Philistine champion Goliath, then spent years as a fugitive from Saul, sheltering at Adullam, Ein Gedi, and Ziklag. After Saul's death he was anointed king over Judah at Hebron, and later king over all Israel; he conquered Jerusalem from the Jebusites, made it his capital, and brought up the Ark of the Covenant. He reigned forty years in all (traditionally c. 1000–970 BCE) and died in Jerusalem, succeeded by his son Shlomo.
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Beit Lechem (Bethlehem)בית לחם
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Youngest son of Yishai; a shepherd, anointed in secret by the prophet Shmuel.
About Beit Lechem (Bethlehem)
Beit Lechem (Bethlehem), a town in the Judean Hills south of Jerusalem, appears throughout the Tanach. According to the Torah, the matriarch Rachel died and was buried on the road to Bethlehem; it was the setting of the Book of Ruth, and the Book of Samuel records it as the home and birthplace of King David.
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