2aThough Judah prevailed over his brothers, and bfrom him came the leader, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),
b
Micah 5:2, Matthew 2:6
Micah 5
2
"But as for ayou, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From byou One will go forth for Me to be cruler in Israel. His goings forth are dfrom long ago, From the days of eternity."
Matthew 2
6
'aAND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH, ARE BY NO MEANS LEAST AMONG THE LEADERS OF JUDAH; FOR OUT OF YOU SHALL COME FORTH A RULER WHO WILL bSHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.'"