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Matthew 2:6

Matt.2.6

“ ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

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Matthew 2:6 quotes Micah 5:2
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When Herod asks where the Christ is to be born, the chief priests and scribes answer by quoting Micah's word about Bethlehem. Matthew presents the quotation as the accepted reading of the prophecy.
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- Matthew 2:4-6
- Micah 5:2
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