So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem ).
Luke 2:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Joseph also went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the town of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, American Standard Version (1901) And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; Common English Bible Since Joseph belonged to David’s house and family line, he went up from the city of Nazareth in Galilee to David’s city, called Bethlehem, in Judea. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Joseph also ascended from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem: because he was of the house and family of David, |
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem ).
When I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way, some distance from Ephrath in the land of Canaan. I buried her there along the way to Ephrath’ (that is, Bethlehem).
Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are small among the clans of Judah; one will come from you to be ruler over Israel for me. His origin is from antiquity, from ancient times.
But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, ‘Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
Then he went and settled in a town called Nazareth to fulfil what was spoken through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.
to be registered along with Mary, who was engaged to him and was pregnant.
He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. As usual, he entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read.
‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth? ’ Nathanael asked him. ‘Come and see,’ Philip answered.
Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from David’s offspring and from the town of Bethlehem, where David lived? ’
The two of them travelled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was excited about their arrival , and the local women exclaimed, ‘Can this be Naomi? ’
Later, when Boaz arrived from Bethlehem, he said to the harvesters, ‘The Lord be with you.’ ‘The Lord bless you,’ they replied.
All the people who were at the city gate, including the elders, said, ‘We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is entering your house like Rachel and Leah, who together built the house of Israel. May you be powerful in Ephrathah and your name well known in Bethlehem.
The women of the neighbourhood said, ‘A son has been born to Naomi,’ and they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
The Lord said to Samuel, ‘How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem because I have selected for myself a king from his sons.’
Samuel did what the Lord directed and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked, ‘Do you come in peace? ’
Now David was the son of the Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah named Jesse. Jesse had eight sons and during Saul’s reign was already an old man.
Saul said to him, ‘Whose son are you, young man? ’ ‘The son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,’ David answered.
If your father misses me at all, say, “David urgently requested my permission to go quickly to his home town, Bethlehem, for an annual sacrifice there involving the whole clan.”