Matthew 2:5

Free Bible Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 35:19

Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also known as Bethlehem).

Matthew 2:1

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea during the reign of King Herod, wise men came from the east to Jerusalem.

Matthew 2:4

Herod summoned all the chief priests and religious teachers of the people, and asked them where the Messiah was supposed to be born.

John 7:42

Doesn't Scripture say that the Messiah comes from David's lineage, and from David's home town of Bethlehem?”

Joshua 19:15

The towns included: Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve towns with their associated villages.

Judges 17:7

One young man, a Levite from the tribe of Judah had been living in Bethlehem in Judah,

Ruth 1:1

There was a famine during the time when the judges ruled Israel, so a man left Bethlehem in Judah and went to live in exile in the country of Moab, along with his wife and two sons.

Ruth 1:19

So the two of them walked on until they reached Bethlehem. When they arrived there, the whole town got excited. “Is this Naomi?” the women asked.

Ruth 2:4

Later on Boaz arrived from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “May the Lord be with you!” They replied, “The Lord bless you!”

Ruth 4:11

The elders and all the people present at the town gate said, “Yes, we are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah who between them gave birth to the people of Israel. May you become prosperous in Ephrathah, and famous in Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord asked Samuel, “How long are you going to continue to mourn over Saul because I have rejected him as king of Israel? Fill your flask with olive oil and go. I'm sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen a king for myself from among his sons.”