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?"
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.
Matthew 2:5
They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, because that is what was written by the prophet:
Luke 2:4
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.
1 Samuel 16:1
The LORD told Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I've rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I'm sending you to Jesse from Bethlehem because I've chosen for myself one of his sons as king."
Matthew 1:1
This is a record of the life of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Luke 2:11
Today your Savior, the Lord Messiah, was born in the City of David.
1 Samuel 16:4
Samuel did what the LORD said and went to Bethlehem. The elders of the town came out to meet him trembling, and said, "May your coming be in peace."
1 Samuel 16:11-13
Then Samuel told Jesse, "Are these all the young men?" He said, "There yet remains the youngest one, and right now he's tending the sheep." Samuel told Jesse, "Send someone to get him, for we won't do anything else until he arrives here."
1 Samuel 16:18
One of the young men answered: "Look, I've seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skilled in playing. The man is a valiant soldier, gifted in speech, and handsome. And the LORD is with him."
1 Samuel 17:58
Saul told him, "Whose son are you, young man?" David said, "The son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem."
Psalm 89:4
"I will establish your dynasty forever, and I will lift up one who will build your throne from generation to generation." Interlude
Psalm 132:11
The LORD made an oath to David from which he will not retreat: "One of your sons I will set in place on your throne.
Isaiah 11:1
"A shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch will bear fruit from his roots.
Jeremiah 23:5
"The time is coming," declares the LORD, "when I'll raise up a righteous branch for David. He will be a king who rules wisely, and he will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
John 7:27
We know where this man comes from. But when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he comes from."