Micah 5:2 References

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."

a Genesis 35:19, Genesis 48:7, Ruth 4:11, Matthew 2:6


Genesis 35

19 So aRachel died and was buried on the way to bEphrath (that is, Bethlehem).

Genesis 48

7 "Now as for me, when I came from aPaddan, bRachel died, to my sorrow, in the land of Canaan on the journey, when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem)."

Ruth 4

11 All the people who were in the court, and the elders, said, "We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home alike Rachel and Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and may you achieve wealth in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem.

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.'"