So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
Matthew 2:5 - New International Version (Anglicised) ‘In Bethlehem in Judea,’ they replied, ‘for this is what the prophet has written: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written by the prophet, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They replied to him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: American Standard Version (1901) And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written through the prophet, Common English Bible They said, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what the prophet wrote: Catholic Public Domain Version And they said to him: "In Bethlehem of Judea. For so it has been written by the prophet: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they said to him: In Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written by the prophet: |
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem
When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.
Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?’
Included were Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah and Bethlehem. There were twelve towns and their villages.
A young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who had been living within the clan of Judah,
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab.
So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women exclaimed, ‘Can this be Naomi?’
Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, ‘The Lord be with you!’ ‘The Lord bless you!’ they answered.
Then the elders and all the people at the gate said, ‘We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.
The Lord said to Samuel, ‘How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.’