Genesis 35:19
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19 So (A)Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to (B)Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem),
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Micah 5:2
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Genesis 48:7
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7 As for me, when I came from Paddan, to my sorrow (A)Rachel died in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance[a] to go to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”
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- Genesis 48:7 Or about two hours' distance
Matthew 2:6
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6 (A)“‘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 (B)shepherd my people Israel.’”
Ruth 4:11
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11 Then all the people who were (A)at 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, (B)who together (C)built up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in (D)Ephrathah and (E)be renowned in Bethlehem,
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Ruth 1:2
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2 The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were (A)Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there.
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Matthew 2:1
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The Visit of the Wise Men
2 Now (A)after Jesus was born in (B)Bethlehem of Judea (C)in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men[a] from (D)the east came to Jerusalem,
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- Matthew 2:1 Greek magi; also verses 7, 16
Matthew 2:16-18
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Herod Kills the Children
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. 17 (A)Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:
18 (B)“A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping and loud lamentation,
Rachel weeping for her children;
she refused to be comforted, because they (C)are no more.”
Micah 6:2
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2 (A)Hear, you mountains, (B)the indictment of the Lord,
and you enduring foundations of the earth,
for the Lord has an indictment against his people,
and he will contend with Israel.
Joshua 19:15
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15 and Kattath, Nahalal, (A)Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve cities with their villages.
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