Matthew 2:14
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He arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt,
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageBethlehem in Judea was Jesus’ birthplace near Jerusalem, while the Magi came from the East; Herod’s threat drove Joseph, Mary, and Jesus to Egypt. Afterward they settled in Nazareth in Galilee, and Ramah evokes Jeremiah’s mourning imagery for the slaughter of Bethlehem’s children.
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Matthew 2:14 mentions Bethlehem, East, Egypt, Galilee, Jerusalem, Judea, Nazareth and Ramah.
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