Matthew 2:1

Wise Men Visit Jesus

¹ After Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of King Herod, wise men arrived in Jerusalem from the east ² and asked, "Where is the one who was born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."

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Micah 5:2

"As for you, Bethlehem of Ephrathah, even though you remain least among the clans of Judah, nevertheless, the one who rules in Israel for me will emerge from you. His existence has been from antiquity, even from eternity.

Luke 2:4-7

Joseph, too, went up from the city of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the City of David (called Bethlehem), because he was a descendant of the household and family of David.

Luke 1:5

During the reign of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

Genesis 25:6

While he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to his concubines and sent them to the east country in order to keep them away from his son Isaac.

Genesis 49:10

The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor a ruler's staff from between his feet, until the one comes, who owns them both, and to him will belong the allegiance of nations.

1 Kings 4:30

Solomon was wiser than any of the eastern leaders and wiser than anyone in Egypt.

Psalm 72:9-12

May the nomads bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

Isaiah 11:10

At that time, as to the root of Jesse, who will be standing as a banner for the nations, the nations will rally to him, and his resting place is glorious.

Daniel 9:24-25

Seventy weeks have been decreed concerning your people and your holy city: to restrain transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for lawlessness, to establish everlasting righteousness, to conclude vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.

Luke 2:15

When the angels had left them and gone back to heaven, the shepherds told one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see what has taken place that the Lord has told us about."

John 7:42

But some were saying, "The Messiah doesn't come from Galilee, does he? Doesn't the Scripture say that the Messiah is from David's family and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?"

Genesis 10:30

Their settlements extended from Mesha towards Sephar, the eastern hill country.

Job 1:3

His livestock included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and many servants. Indeed, the man's stature greatly exceeded that of many people who lived in the East.

Isaiah 60:1-22

"Arise, shine! For your light has come; the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.

Haggai 2:6-9

"For this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Once more, in a little while, I will make the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the dry land to shake.

Matthew 1:25

He did not have marital relations with her until she had given birth to a son; and he named him Jesus.

Matthew 2:3

When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, as was all of Jerusalem.

Matthew 2:5

They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, because that is what was written by the prophet:

Matthew 2:19

But after Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.

Luke 2:11

Today your Savior, the Lord Messiah, was born in the City of David.