Matthew 2:1

New American Standard Bible 2020

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

Cross References

Genesis 10:30

Now their settlement extended from Mesha going toward Sephar, the hill country of the east.

Genesis 25:6

but to the sons of his concubines, Abraham gave gifts while he was still living, and sent them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the land of the east.

Genesis 41:8

Now in the morning his spirit was troubled, so he sent messengers and called for all the soothsayer priests of Egypt, and all its wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.

Genesis 49:10

“The scepter will not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

1 Kings 4:30

Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

1 Chronicles 2:51

Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

Job 1:3

His possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

Isaiah 11:10

¶Then on that day The nations will resort to the root of Jesse, Who will stand as a signal flag for the peoples; And His resting place will be glorious.

Micah 5:2

“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will come forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His times of coming forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.”

Matthew 1:25

but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he named Him Jesus.

Matthew 2:16

Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent men and killed all the boys who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.

Matthew 2:19

But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,

Matthew 2:3

When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Matthew 2:5

They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod secretly called for the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.

Luke 1:5

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

Luke 2:11

for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Luke 2:15

When the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, “Let’s go straight to Bethlehem, then, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

John 7:42

Has the Scripture not said that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”

Judges 17:7

Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he was staying there.