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the church. Two names were selected among the gathering in the upper room who were qualified and one was selected. 1:22–26. The casting of lots. The practice of casting lots to determine the will of God has many parallels in the OT and some in the Essene community at Qumran (see 1QS 5.3.). It was also widespread among the Greeks and Romans. In the OT parallels, lots were cast to determine the will of God in dividing up the promised land (Josh. 18:6; 19:51), distributing goods and objects of desire
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