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| - As the youngest son of chief Yishai, Dawid was seemingly destined to be a shepherd or herdsman on his father's estate. He had shown early promise to those who knew him, but that had not included his father or his brothers. As he grew to manhood, the young man had proven strong and given to a study of his ancestors. He had come to believe, as many of them had, that the world around him was no 'accident.' It's creator, though, had to be far greater than any of the man-like deities that the Pelesti and other Khami touted as gods. Reason dictated that all that was had not been made by someone so small.
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| - As the youngest son of chief Yishai, Dawid was seemingly destined to be a shepherd or herdsman on his father's estate. He had shown early promise to those who knew him, but that had not included his father or his brothers. As he grew to manhood, the young man had proven strong and given to a study of his ancestors. He had come to believe, as many of them had, that the world around him was no 'accident.' It's creator, though, had to be far greater than any of the man-like deities that the Pelesti and other Khami touted as gods. Reason dictated that all that was had not been made by someone so small. In his studies, he learned of the struggles of the Abrami and the descendants of Abram's nephew Lot. These related peoples had intermarried extensively with the people of the land, but had kept together through the birth of sons to fathers. The Abrami had absorbed much of the people of Moab and Ammon, Lot's sons, to form a powerful confederation that had taken on Egypt to rescue the Yitsaqi from slavery. His ancestor Nakhshon had taken as his wife a woman of Jericho after the sacking and destruction of that ancient city. Mighty chiefs had arisen in the tribe of Yahuda of which his father was the latest. His great grandfather, Boaz, had married the widow of a cousin to redeem the family land that was in foreclosure. The woman was Ruth, from among the Moabim. Dawid knew and respected the diverse peoples of the land. It has been supposed that Dawid's mother was indeed a Moabitess, for he entrusted his parents to the chief of that associated tribe when king Shaul was out to kill him. However, this fact has been lost to history, for few women's names are recorded except when differentiating among the mothers of famous sons among the polygamy common in ancient times. Yishai had eight sons, all of whom would at times fight in Shaul's army. However, Samuel had sought the young man from among the flocks for his considerable skill with the sling. Shaul's own kinsman had allegedly taught Dawid the basics, but he had quickly perfected the weapon to rival the best of the left handed warriors. Shaul had wanted one of his own tribe for the task of training his soldiers in the sling's use, but Samuel had held out for the best - a son of an old friend.
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