Matthew 2:1

Wise Men Visit Jesus

¹ Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, ² They asked: Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and came to offer him praise.

King of the Jews

Wise Men

Beth-lehem

Bethlehem

Herod

Jerusalem

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Judaea

Judea

Persia

Micah 5:2

You Bethlehem Ephrathah who are little to be among the thousands of Judah. Out of you one will come to me who is to be ruler in Israel! His origin is from of old, from everlasting (days of antiquity) (ancient times).

Luke 2:4-7

Joseph came from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea to be counted and taxed. He went to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David.

Luke 1:5

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a priest named Zechariah. He was of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron. Her name was Elizabeth.

Genesis 25:6

While Abraham was still alive, he gave gifts to the sons of Hagar and Keturah. He also sent their sons to live in the east far from his son Isaac.

Genesis 49:10

The royal scepter shall not depart from Judah. His descendants will always rule. Nations will bring him tribute and bow in obedience before him. This, until Shiloh comes and all will obey him.

1 Kings 4:30

Solomon was wiser than the wise men of the East or the wise men of Egypt.

Psalm 72:9-12

Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.

Isaiah 11:10

Then in that day the nations will search for and turn to the root of Jesse. He will stand as a signal for the peoples. His resting place will be glorious.

Daniel 9:24-25

Seventy weeks (seventy sets of seven time periods) are decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish transgression and to make an end of sin, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.

Luke 2:15

The angels went away from them into heaven. Then the shepherds said to one another, Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which God told us about.

John 7:42

Do the Scriptures say that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?

Genesis 10:30

The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country.

Job 1:3

He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, one thousand head of cattle, and five hundred donkeys. He also had a large number of servants. In fact he was the greatest (richest) of all the Orientals in the East!

Isaiah 60:1-22

Arise O woman and shine! Your light has come, and the glory of Jehovah beams on you.

Haggai 2:6-9

Jehovah of Hosts proclaims: Soon I will shake heaven and earth, land and sea!

Matthew 1:25

He did not have marital relations with her before she gave birth to a son. Joseph named the child Jesus.

Matthew 2:3

King Herod was troubled when he heard this. Jerusalem was also troubled.

Matthew 2:5

Bethlehem in Judea, they answered. This is what the prophet wrote:

Matthew 2:19

After Herod died God's angel appeared in a dream to Joseph who was in Egypt.

Luke 2:11

Christ (Messiah) the Lord, a Savior, is born this day in the city of David.