Matthew 2:1

Wise Men Visit Jesus

¹ Now, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, ² Saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to worship him.

King of the Jews

Wise Men

Beth-lehem

Bethlehem

Herod

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Judaea

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Persia

Micah 5:2

But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou art little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

Luke 2:4-7

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David)

Luke 1:5

There was in the days of Herod the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

Genesis 25:6

But to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son (while he yet lived) eastward, to the east country.

Genesis 49:10

The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh shall come: and to him shall be the gathering of the people.

1 Kings 4:30

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

Psalm 72:9-12

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

Isaiah 11:10

And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

Daniel 9:24-25

Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

Luke 2:15

And it came to pass, when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even to Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known to us.

John 7:42

Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh from the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

Genesis 10:30

And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest to Sephar, a mount of the east.

Job 1:3

His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

Isaiah 60:1-22

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.

Haggai 2:6-9

For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

Matthew 1:25

And knew her not till she had brought forth her first-born son: and he called his name JESUS.

Matthew 2:3

When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Matthew 2:5

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

Matthew 2:19

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

Luke 2:11

For to you is born this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.