Matthew 2:1
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHERE
- Jerusalem, Bethlehem, East and 1 more
- WHEN
- 6-4 BC?
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WHEN
6-4 BC?
counted from the text
WHO RULED
- Herod the Great king of Judea 37-4 BC IN THE TEXT
- Augustus emperor of Rome 27 BC – AD 14
- Archelaus ethnarch of Judea 4 BC – AD 6
- Herod Antipas tetrarch of Galilee 4 BC – AD 39
- Philip tetrarch of Ituraea 4 BC – AD 34
SOURCES
- date — Matthew 2 puts the birth under Herod the Great, whose death Josephus (Antiquities XVII.8) dates to 4 BC.
- Herod the Great — Josephus, Antiquities XIV-XVII
- Augustus — Suetonius, Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Augustus; Res Gestae Divi Augusti
- Archelaus — Josephus, Antiquities XVII.13; Jewish War II.7
- Herod Antipas — Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- Philip — Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
SEE ALSO
- Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel — One whose origins are of old, from the days…
- John 7:42 Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
- Luke 2:4-7 So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David. …
- Psalms 72:9-12 May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust. …
- Luke 2:11 Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
- Isaiah 11:10 On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
- Genesis 49:10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
- Isaiah 60:1-22 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. …
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