Matthew 2:16

Bible Text

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.

Bethlehem, south of Jerusalem in Judea, was Jesus’ birthplace; Jerusalem was Herod’s capital, while the East denotes the region

Places in this passage

Matthew 2:16 mentions Bethlehem, East, Egypt, Galilee, Jerusalem, Judea, Nazareth and Ramah.

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