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

but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.

Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

Bethlehem

They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:

“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel.

His goings forth are from long ago,

From the days of eternity.”

for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is

Christ the Lord.

Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”

From

Now their settlement extended from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, the hill country of the east.

but to the sons of his concubines, Abraham gave gifts while he was still living, and sent them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the land of the east.

Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

His possessions also were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

Let the nomads of the desert bow before him,

And his enemies lick the dust.

Then in that day
The nations will resort to the root of Jesse,
Who will stand as a

signal for the peoples;

And His resting place will be glorious.

General references

They went out of the city, and were coming to Him.