Matthew 21:5

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"Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King comes to you, Humble, and riding on a donkey, On a colt, the foal of a donkey."

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Bethany and Bethphage were villages near Jerusalem on the Mount of Olives, where Jesus approached the city; Jerusalem/Zion is the covenant city to which the promised King comes. Galilee, including Nazareth, identifies Jesus’ northern homeland and public ministry, though the prophecy’s focus is his royal entry into Jerusalem.

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Matthew 21:5 mentions Bethany, Bethphage, Galilee, Jerusalem, Mount of Olives, Nazareth and Zion.

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