1. Matthew 2:3 (ESV)
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How does the news of Jesus' birth reach Herod?

Matthew 2:3 (ESV)

3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

It is remarkable that the wise men didn’t go directly to the palace where King Herod was residing. The news of their arrival reached Herod indirectly.

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