Matthew 2:1

God's Word

Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea when Herod was king. After Jesus’ birth wise men  from the east arrived in Jerusalem.

Cross References

Genesis 10:30

The region where they lived extended from Mesha toward Sephar in the eastern mountains.

Genesis 25:6

But while he was still living, Abraham had given gifts to the sons of his concubines. He sent them away from his son Isaac to a land in the east.

Genesis 41:8

In the morning he was so upset that he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could tell him what they meant.

Genesis 49:10

A scepter will never depart from Judah nor a ruler’s staff from between his feet until Shiloh comes and the people obey him.

1 Kings 4:30

Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the eastern people and all the wisdom of the Egyptians.

1 Chronicles 2:51

Salma, who first settled Bethlehem, and Hareph, who first settled Beth Gadar.

Job 1:3

He owned 7,000 sheep and goats, 3,000 camels, 1,000 oxen, 500 donkeys, and a large number of servants. He was the most influential person in the Middle East.

Isaiah 11:10

At that time the root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the people ⌞to gather around⌟. The nations will come to him. His resting place will be glorious.

Micah 5:2

You, Bethlehem Ephrathah, are too small to be included among Judah’s cities. Yet, from you Israel’s future ruler will come for me. His origins go back to the distant past, to days long ago.

Matthew 1:25

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

Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that the wise men had tricked him, he became furious. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys two years old and younger in or near Bethlehem. This matched the exact time he had learned from the wise men.

Matthew 2:19

After Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.

Matthew 2:3

When King Herod and all Jerusalem heard about this, they became disturbed.

Matthew 2:5

They told him, “In Bethlehem in Judea. The prophet wrote about this:

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod secretly called the wise men and found out from them exactly when the star had appeared.

Luke 1:5

When Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the division of priests named after Abijah. Zechariah’s wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.

Luke 2:11

Today your Savior, Christ the Lord, was born in David’s city.

Luke 2:15

The angels left them and went back to heaven. The shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord has told us about.”

John 7:42

Doesn’t Scripture say that the Messiah will come from the descendants of David and from the village of Bethlehem, where David lived?”

Judges 17:7

There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah. (Bethlehem belongs to the family of Judah.) He was a Levite but was living in Bethlehem.