Matthew 2:5
“And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,”
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
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Cross-References
“Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?”
“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,”
“Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?”
“He built even Beth–lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,”
“And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.”