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David And Goliath Allusion
The allusion of David and the Goliath is a biblical allusion. Many people have heard of the story about David and the Goliath, which has been around near the genealogies. In this allusion, it takes place in the New Testament at Israel. The Philistines were going into war with the Israelites, during that time, there was a little Sheppard named David. He was very brave and has always had God on his side, yet he was not strong and was a wimp. Both teams were very hesitant to fight the giant warrior named Goliath; he has always intimidated any army that the Philistines fought and always won. David’s dad told him to make some food and to bring the food to his three brothers who were warriors. David saw Goliath and how much fear he brought to

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