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Micah 5:2

Mic.5.2

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“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”
Micah 5:2 New International Version (NIV)The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

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  1. The birth of Jesus explicitly fulfills Micah 5:2

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    Matthew frames the Bethlehem birth as the answer to the question "where is the Christ to be born?" using Micah.

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  2. Matthew 2:6 quotes Micah 5:2

    Direct quotationHigh confidence

    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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