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 till she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.

and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,

Bethlehem

And they said to him, 'In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,

And thou, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From thee to Me he cometh forth -- to be ruler in Israel, And his comings forth are of old, From the days of antiquity.

because there was born to you to-day a Saviour -- who is Christ the Lord -- in the city of David,

Did not the Writing say, that out of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem -- the village where David was -- the Christ doth come?'

From

and their dwelling is from Mesha, in thy coming towards Sephar, a mount of the east.

and to the sons of the concubines whom Abraham hath, Abraham hath given gifts, and sendeth them away from Isaac his son (in his being yet alive) eastward, unto the east country.

and the wisdom of Solomon is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east, and than all the wisdom of Egypt;

and his substance is seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a service very abundant; and that man is greater than any of the sons of the east.

Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.

And there hath been, in that day, A root of Jesse that is standing for an ensign of peoples, Unto him do nations seek, And his rest hath been -- honour!

General references

They went forth therefore out of the city, and were coming unto him.