Matthew 2:1

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Summary

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

Jesus

Matthew 1:25

Luke 2:4

Bethlehem

From

General references

John 4:30

Bible References

Jesus

and did not know her until she bore her son, the First-born. And he called His name JESUS.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee to be taxed (out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David).

Bethlehem

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea. For so it is written by the prophet,

And you, Bethlehem Ephratah, you being least among the thousands of Judah, out of you He shall come forth to Me, to become Ruler in Israel, He whose goings forth have been from of old, from the days of eternity.

For to you is born today, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Has the Scripture not said that Christ comes from the seed of David and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

From

And their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go to Sephar, a mountain of the east.

But to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts. And he sent them away from Isaac his son while he still lived, eastward to the east country.

And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

And his possessions were seven thousand sheep and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household, so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before Him; and His enemies shall lick the dust.

And in that day there shall be the Root of Jesse standing for a banner of the people; to Him the nations shall seek; and His resting place shall be glorious.

General references

And they went out of the city and came to Him.