Matthew 2:1

New American Bible - revised edition

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

Cross References

Genesis 10:30

Their settlements extended all the way from Mesha to Sephar, the eastern hill country.

Genesis 25:6

To the sons of his concubines, however, he gave gifts while he was still living, as he sent them away eastward, to the land of Kedem, away from his son Isaac. Death of Abraham.

Genesis 41:8

Next morning his mind was agitated. So Pharaoh had all the magicians and sages of Egypt summoned and recounted his dream to them; but there was no one to interpret it for him.

Genesis 49:10

The scepter shall never depart from Judah, or the mace from between his feet, Until tribute comes to him, and he receives the people’s obedience.

1 Chronicles 2:51

Salma, the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph, the father of Bethgader.

Job 1:3

and he had seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-donkeys, and a very large household, so that he was greater than anyone in the East.

Isaiah 11:10

On that day, The root of Jesse, set up as a signal for the peoples— Him the nations will seek out; his dwelling shall be glorious.

Micah 5:2

Therefore the Lord will give them up, until the time when she who is to give birth has borne, Then the rest of his kindred shall return to the children of Israel.

Matthew 1:25

He had no relations with her until she bore a son, and he named him Jesus.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had ascertained from the magi.

Matthew 2:19

When Herod had died, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

Matthew 2:3

When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Matthew 2:5

They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet:

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance.

Luke 1:5

In the days of Herod, King of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah of the priestly division of Abijah; his wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

Luke 2:11

For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord.

Luke 2:15

When the angels went away from them to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.”

John 7:42

Does not scripture say that the Messiah will be of David’s family and come from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

Judges 17:7

There was a young man from Bethlehem of Judah, from the clan of Judah; he was a Levite residing there.