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Is there any scripture that supports the suggestion that Jesus's mother Mary was a descendant of King David?

An interesting question. Both Mary and Joseph are descendants of the house of David. Jewish lineage is traced through the matriarch and so it is Mary's family that provides definition to Jesus being a ...
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Is there any scripture that supports the suggestion that Jesus's mother Mary was a descendant of King David?

Elisabeth was Mary’s cousin. That means one of the parents of each were siblings. Elisabeth is specifically stated as being of the daughters of Aaron. However, she would be considered so by virtue of ...
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Was King David's sin only against God?

Even while David says in his Psalm that his sin was only against God, it was likely that he had sinned against others too. There are multiple reasons that he might have said this in the Psalm. One of ...
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Is there any scripture that supports the suggestion that Jesus's mother Mary was a descendant of King David?

As with many books we don’t find out the final answers to our questions until the last chapters! So, with the Bible as well ! In the final book, in Revelation and in the final chapter is a most ...
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Confused about David's army

King David made a peace-treaty with Abner. Joab, David's general, breached the peace-treaty by murdering Abner. David said he was not responsible for his general's act; but that was not enough to make ...
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Who anointed David at Hebron? (2 Samuel 2)

Anointment in the Bible can be perceived in two categories; Divine anointment - Such as Saul & David, anointed by Samuel; Elisha by Elijah (1 Kings 19-21); Jehu by Elisha's representative (2 ...
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Why does God refer to David as his Firstborn? Psalm 89:27

This verse in Job shows that a man has three chances to rectify their sin via reincarnation. "G-d does all these things twice or three times with a man, to bring back his soul from the pit to…...
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If David wanted Joab killed, why did he leave it to Solomon instead of doing it himself?

This is a very interesting topic. I am also speculating that David was sick and bedridden (1 Kings 1:1-4) whiles Joab was still healthy and strong (1 Kings 1:18-20). And given that David could not ...
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Proverbs of Soloman and David?

According to the book of Proverbs some of the content of the book did come from Solomon's father - David. People often give Solomon credit for the whole of Proverbs but the book itself gives credit to ...
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