Appetence
An appetence is an intense desire; strong natural craving; appetite.
At a time when enemy Philistines siezed his hometown of Bethlehem, David developed an appetence for water from his hometown well. Three of his mighty men procured the desired water for him, but he would not drink it and offered it as a sacrifice to the Lord. (II Samuel 23:14-17)
David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!" (II Samuel 23:15, NASB)
Note: This image of David pouring out the water from the well at Bethlehem was created by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872).
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