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Micah 5:2
“ But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting.”
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John 7:42
Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?”
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1 Samuel 16 1
Now the Lord said to Samuel,“ How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.”
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Luke 1:26-27
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
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Matthew 2:23
And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets,“ He shall be called a Nazarene.”
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Luke 3:23-31
Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at about thirty years of age, being( as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph,the son of Mattathiah, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,the son of Maath, the son of Mattathiah, the son of Semei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah,the son of Joannas, 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 Elmodam, the son of Er,the son of Jose, 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 Jonan, the son of Eliakim,the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattathah, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
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Matthew 1:1-17
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers.Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram.Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon.Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse,and Jesse begot David the king. David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa.Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah.Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah.Hezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot Amon, and Amon begot Josiah.Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to Babylon.And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel.Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor.Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud.Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob.And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations.
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Luke 4:16
So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
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Ruth 2:4
Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers,“ The Lord be with you!” And they answered him,“ The Lord bless you!”
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1 Samuel 17 58
And Saul said to him,“ Whose son are you, young man?” So David answered,“ I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”
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Ruth 1:19
Now the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem. And it happened, when they had come to Bethlehem, that all the city was excited 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
Also the neighbor women gave him a name, saying,“ There is a son born to Naomi.” And they called his name Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
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Genesis 48:7
But as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath; and 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 asked permission of me that he might run over to Bethlehem, his city, for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the 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, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,saying,“ Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen 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 when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.So they said to him,“ In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:‘ But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.’”
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1 Samuel 16 4
So Samuel did what the Lord said, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said,“ Do you come peaceably?”
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John 1:46
And Nathanael said to him,“ Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him,“ Come and see.”
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Ruth 4:11
And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said,“ We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.
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1 Samuel 17 12
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse, and who had eight sons. And the man was old, advanced in years, in the days of Saul.
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Ruth 4:21-22
Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed;Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.