Gen 35:19, Rut 1:19, 2:4, 4:11, Mat 2:1, 6, Joh 7:42 | ESV | STEP | So Rachel died , and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem ),

oCited from Mic. 5:2

p Ezek. 34:23; John 21:15-17; [2 Sam. 5:2; Rev. 7:17]

q[Ps. 89:3, 4]; See Matt. 1:1

r Mic. 5:2; Matt. 2:1, 5; Luke 2:4

s 1 Sam. 16:1

Genesis 35:19

19 So ^aRachel died, and she was buried on the way to ^bEphrath (that is, Bethlehem),

Ruth 1:19

Naomi and Ruth Return

19 So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came to Bethlehem, ^cthe whole town was stirred because of them. And the women said, “Is this Naomi?”

Ruth 2:4

4 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem. And he said to the reapers, ^d“The Lord be with you!” And they answered, “The Lord bless you.”

Ruth 4:11

11 Then all the people who were ^eat the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman, who is coming into your house, like Rachel and Leah, ^fwho together ^gbuilt up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in ^hEphrathah and ⁱbe renowned in Bethlehem,

Matthew 2:1

The Visit of the Wise Men

1 Now ^jafter Jesus was born in ^kBethlehem of Judea ^lin the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men ^{▼▼Greek magi; also verses 7, 16} from ⁿthe east came to Jerusalem,

Matthew 2:6

6 ^o“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who will ^pshepherd my people Israel.’”

John 7:42

42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes ^qfrom the offspring of David, and comes ^rfrom Bethlehem, the village ^swhere David was?”