Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler
“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wis
So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the h
Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? F
One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty ma
‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah
And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tendin
But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”
So Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked
“Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.