Beth-lehem-judah, "And it came to pass¹ in those¹ days,ª when [there was] no¹ kingª in Israel,ª that there was¹ a certainª Leviteª sojourningª° on the sideª of mountª Ephraim,ª who tookª° to him a concubineªª out of Bethlehemjudah.ªª¹ ... And his concubineª played the whoreª° against¹ him, and went away²°¹ from¹¹ him unto¹ her father'sª houseª to¹ Bethlehemjudah,ªª and was¹ there¹ fourª whole¹ months.ª²" {Jdg 19:1-2} + "And Rachelª died,ª° and was buriedª° in the wayª to Ephrath,ª which¹ [is] Bethlehem.ª" {Gen 35:19} + "And Kattath,ª and Nahallal,ª and Shimron,ª and Idalah,ª and Bethlehem:ª twelveªª citiesª with their villages.ª" {Jsh 19:15} + "Now it came to pass¹ in the daysª when the judgesª° ruled,ª° that there was¹ a famineª in the land.ª And a certain manª of Bethlehemjudahªª¹ went²°¹ to sojournª° in the countryª of Moab,ª he,¹ and his wife,ª and his twoª sons.ª ... And the nameª of the manª [was] Elimelech,ª and the nameª of his wifeª Naomi,ª and the nameª of his twoª sonsª Mahlonª and Chilion,ª Ephrathitesª of Bethlehemjudah.ªª¹ And they cameª° into the countryª of Moab,ª and continued¹ there.¹" {Rth 1:1-2} + "But thou,¹ Bethlehemª Ephratah,ª [though] thou be¹ littleª among the thousandsª of Judah,ª [yet] out of¹ thee shall he come forthª° unto me [that is] to be¹ rulerª° in Israel;ª whose goings forthª [have been] from of old,ª¹ from everlasting.ªª¹" {Mic 5:2} + "Nowª when Jesusª was bornª° inª Bethlehemª of Judaeaª inª the daysª of Herodª the¹ king,ª behold,ª° there cameª° wise menª fromª the eastª toª Jerusalem,ª" {Mtt 2:1} + "Andª they¹ saidª° unto him,ª Inª Bethlehemª of Judaea:ª forª thusª it is writtenª° byª the¹ prophet,ª ... Andª thouª Bethlehem,ª [in] the landª of Juda,ª artª° notª the leastª amongª the¹ princesª of Juda:ª forª out¹ of² theeª shall comeª° a Governor,ª° thatª shall ruleª° myª peopleª Israel.ª" {Mtt 2:5-6} |
