'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.'"

Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the village of Bethlehem, where David was?"

So Rachel died, and was buried in the way of the course of Ephratha, (that is, Bethlehem.)

And as for me, when I came out of Mesopotamia of Syria, Rachel, your mother, died in the land of Canaan, as I drew near to the horse course of Cabratha of the land [of Canaan], so as to come to Ephratha; and I buried her in the road of the course; which is Bethlehem.

And all the people who were in the gate said, [We are] witnesses; and the elders said, The Lord make your wife who goes into your house, as Rachel and as Leah, who both [together] built the house of Israel, and wrought mightily in Ephratha, and there shall be a name [to you] in Bethlehem.

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These were the sons of Caleb: the sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah [were] Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim,

Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.

The sons of Salma [were] Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the family of Malathi, Esari.

And Penuel [was] the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah: these [are] the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

Behold, we heard of it in Ephratha; we found it in the fields of the wood.

And you have this day rejected God, who is Himself your Deliverer out of all your evils and afflictions. And you said, No, but you shall set a king over us: and now stand before the Lord according to your tribes, and according to your families.

Take notice, then, and learn, and I will go with you. And it shall come to pass that if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.

Also you shall select for yourself able men out of all the people, God fearing [men], righteous men, hating pride, and you shall set over the people captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens.

And Moses chose out able men out of all Israel, and he made them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties and captains of tens over the people.

So I took of you wise and understanding and prudent men, and I set them to rule over you as rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, and rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens, and officers to your judges.

and [his manner shall be] to make them to himself captains of hundreds and captains of thousands; and to reap his harvest, and gather his vintage, and prepare his instruments of war, and the implements of his chariots.

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And there shall come forth a Rod out of the root of Jesse, and a blossom shall come up from [his] root;

We brought a report as [of] a child before Him; [He is] as a root in a thirsty land; He has no form, nor comeliness; and we saw Him, but He had no form nor beauty.

For thus says the Lord: I will even take of the choice [branches] of the cedar from the top [thereof], I will crop off their hearts, and I will plant it on a high mountain;

And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord that bring low the high tree, and exalt the low tree, and wither the green tree, and cause the dry tree to flourish. I the Lord have spoken, and will do [it].

In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and will rebuild the ruins of it, and will set up the parts thereof that have been broken down, and will build it up as in the ancient days:

Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed [for] her to bear.

But God chose the foolish things of the world in order that He might humiliate the wise, and God chose the weak things of the world in order that He might humiliate the mighty.

And the base things of the world, and the things having been despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, in order that He might nullify the things which are,

A ruler shall not fail from Judah, nor a prince from his loins, until there come the things stored up for him; and He is the expectation of nations.

for Judah [was] very mighty even among his brethren, and one was to be a ruler out of him: but the blessing [was] Joseph's).

For a Child is born to us, and a Son is given to us, whose government is upon His shoulder; and His name is called the Messenger of great counsel; for I will bring peace upon the princes, and health to Him.

His government shall be great, and of His peace there is no end; [it shall be] upon the throne of David, and [upon] His kingdom, to establish it, and to support [it] with judgment and with righteousness, from this time forward and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.

So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me.

And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said to me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the sash from there, which I commanded you to hide there.

And I will raise up one shepherd over them, and he shall tend them, [even] My servant David, and he shall be their shepherd;

and I the Lord will be to them a God, and David a prince in the midst of them; I the Lord have spoken it.

And I will make them a nation in My land, even on the mountains of Israel; and they shall have one prince; and they shall be two nations no longer, neither shall they be divided anymore into two kingdoms;

And My servant David [shall be] a prince in the midst of them. There shall be one shepherd of [them] all; for they shall walk in My ordinances, and keep My judgments, and do them.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; proclaim it aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem; behold, your King is coming to you, righteous, and [your] Savior; He is meek and riding on a donkey, a young foal of a donkey.

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

And behold, you shall conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS.

And He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there shall be no end."

And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this [Man] perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that He Himself is Christ, a King."

And an inscription also was written over Him, in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew letters: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Now it was the Preparation [Day] of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, "Behold your King!"

Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led [Him] away.

where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on each side, and Jesus in the middle.

Then many of the Jews read this title, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Greek, and in Latin.

Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."

And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name having been written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Before the mountains existed, and [before] the earth and the world were formed, even from age to age, You are [God].

In the beginning You, O Lord, laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of Your hands.

But You are the same, and Your years shall not fail.

The Lord made me the beginning of His ways for His works.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

All things came to be through Him, and without Him nothing came to be which has come to be.

And He is before all things, and in Him all things are held together.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have gazed upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life--

saying, "That which you see, write in a book and send to the seven churches: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea."

and in the midst of the seven lampstands [stood One] like [the] Son of Man, having been clothed in a [robe] reaching to [His] feet and having been girded across [His] chest with a golden belt.

And His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters;

And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as [if] dead. But He put His right hand on me, saying, "Do not fear; I am the First and the Last.

"And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write, 'These things says the First and the Last, who became dead, and came to life:

And He said to me, " I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give from the spring of the water of life freely to him that is thirsty.