What is the significance of the mention of Bethlehem?
By mentioning Bethlehem as the place where Jesus was born, Matthew provides a connection with the prophecies quoted by the chief priests in Matthew 2:6.
By mentioning Bethlehem as the place where Jesus was born, Matthew provides a connection with the prophecies quoted by the chief priests in Matthew 2:6.
1 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,