Born in Bethlehem
The Old Testament
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 of eternity.
Micah 5:2
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In the New Testament
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem.
Matthew 2:1
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From little Bethlehem Ephratah will come one who is to rule over Israel, whose goings forth have been 'from of old, from everlasting'.
One of the clearest direct predictions. In Matthew, Herod's scribes know without hesitation that the Messiah must be born in Bethlehem, and they quote this text. The ancient Jewish Targum also reads the verse as messianic. Bethlehem was the city of David.