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 he had no connection with her till she had given birth to a son; and he gave him the name Jesus.

And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,

Bethlehem

And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet,

And you, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, the least among the families of Judah, out of you one will come to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose going out has been purposed from time past, from the eternal days.

For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.

Do not the Writings say that the Christ comes of the seed of David and from Beth-lehem, the little town where David was?

From

And their country was from Mesha, in the direction of Sephar, the mountain of the east.

But to the sons of his other women he gave offerings, and sent them away, while he was still living, into the east country.

And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

And of cattle he had seven thousand sheep and goats, and three thousand camels, and a thousand oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great number of servants. And the man was greater than any of the sons of the east.

Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust.

And in that day, the eyes of the nations will be turned to the root of Jesse which will be lifted up as the flag of the peoples; and his resting-place will be glory.

General references

So they went out of the town and came to him.