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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.”
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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?”
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1 Samuel 16 1
Now the Lord said to Samuel,“ How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, because I have chosen a king for Myself among his sons.”
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Luke 1:26-27
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee named Nazareth,to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
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Matthew 2:23
and came and settled in a city called Nazareth. This happened so that what was spoken through the prophets would be fulfilled:“ He will be called a Nazarene.”
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Luke 3:23-31
When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years old, being, as was commonly held, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli,the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Hesli, the son of Naggai,the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
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Matthew 1:1-17
The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers.Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, and Hezron fathered Ram.Ram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon.Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse.Jesse fathered David the king. David fathered Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.Solomon fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and Abijah fathered Asa.Asa fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, and Joram fathered Uzziah.Uzziah fathered Jotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah.Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, Manasseh fathered Amon, and Amon fathered Josiah.Josiah fathered Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah fathered Shealtiel, and Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel.Zerubbabel fathered Abihud, Abihud fathered Eliakim, and Eliakim fathered Azor.Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, and Achim fathered Eliud.Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob.Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
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Luke 4:16
And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.
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Ruth 2:4
Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers,“ May the Lord be with you.” And they said to him,“ May the Lord bless you.”
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1 Samuel 17 58
Then Saul said to him,“ Whose son are you, young man?” And David answered,“ I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”
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Ruth 1:19
So they both went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was stirred because of them, and the women said,“ Is this Naomi?”
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Genesis 35:19
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath( that is, Bethlehem).
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Ruth 4:17
And the neighbor women gave him a name, saying,“ A son has been born to Naomi!” So they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
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Genesis 48:7
Now as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died, to my sorrow, in the land of Canaan on the journey, when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath. I buried her there on the way to Ephrath( that is, Bethlehem).”
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1 Samuel 20 6
If your father misses me at all, then say,‘ David earnestly requested leave of me to run to Bethlehem, his city, because it is the yearly sacrifice there for the whole family.’
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Matthew 2:1-6
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,“ Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.They said to him,“ In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:‘ And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah; For from you will come forth a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”
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1 Samuel 16 4
So Samuel did what the Lord told him, and he came to Bethlehem. Then the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and said,“ Do you come in peace?”
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John 1:46
Nathanael said to him,“ Can anything good be from Nazareth?” Philip* said to him,“ Come and see.”
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Ruth 4:11
And all the people who were in the court, and the elders, said,“ We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and may you achieve wealth in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem.
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1 Samuel 17 12
Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, the man whose name was Jesse, and he had eight sons. And Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men.
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Ruth 4:21-22
and Salmon fathered Boaz, and Boaz fathered Obed,and Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.