Gen 25:6, Job 1:3, Dan 1:20, 4:7, 5:11-12, Mat 2:1, 16 | TSK | STEP | concubines. gifts. sent. east country.Arabia Deserta, which was eastward of Beer-sheba, where Abraham dwelt.

Nebuchadnezzar.Nebuchadnezzar was certainly the grandfather of Belshazzar; but the term father in Hebrew and Chaldee is frequently used to denote a progenitor, or ancestor, however remote.

father. or, grandfather.

master.

2:48; 4:9; Ac 16:16

an excellent.

14; 6:3; Ps 16:3; Pr 12:26; 17:27; Col 1:29

interpreting of. or, of an interpreter of, etc. dissolving.or, of a dissolver. doubts. Chal. knots.

16; 1Ki 10:1-3; 2Ch 9:1,2

whom.

1:7; 4:8,19

Matthew 2:1

1 The wise men from the east enquire after Christ;

3 at which Herod is alarmed.

9 They are directed by a star to Bethlehem, worship him, and offer their presents.

13 Joseph flees into Egypt with Jesus and his mother.

16 Herod slays the children;

20 himself dies.

23 Christ is brought back again into Galilee to Nazareth.

"Fourth year before the account called Anno Domini."

Jesus.

1:25; Lu 2:4-7

Bethlehem.

5; Mic 5:2; Lu 2:11,15; Joh 7:42

Herod.This was Herod the Great, for an account of whom see the Connection of the Old and New Testaments in the Comprehensive Bible.

3,19; Ge 49:10; Da 9:24,25; Hag 2:6-9

from.

Ge 10:30; 25:6; 1Ki 4:30; Job 1:3; Ps 72:9-12; Isa 11:10; 60:1-22

Matthew 2:16

when.

Ge 39:14,17; Nu 22:29; 24:10; Jud 16:10; Job 12:4

was exceeding.

Pr 27:3,4; Da 3:13,19,20

and slew.

Ge 49:7; 2Ki 8:12; Pr 28:15,17; Isa 26:21; 59:7; Ho 10:14; Re 17:6

according.