Matthew 2:5

WEB

⁵They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,

KJV

⁵And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

BSB

⁵“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

FBV

⁵“Bethlehem in Judea,” they told him, “for that's what the prophet wrote:

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Extra References

John 7:42

⁴²Hasn’t the Scripture said that the Christ comes of the offspring^[+] of David,and from Bethlehem,the village where David was?”

Ruth 1:1

¹In the days when the judges judged, there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to live in the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons.

¹The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided a king for myself among his sons.”

Ruth 2:4

⁴Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “May the LORD be with you.” They answered him, “May the LORD bless you.”

Ruth 1:19

¹⁹So they both went until they came to Bethlehem. When they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was excited about them, and they asked, “Is this Naomi?”

Ruth 4:11

¹¹All the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, which both built the house of Israel; and treat you worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem.

Joshua 19:15

¹⁵Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.

Genesis 35:19

¹⁹^[+] Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).