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“And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.”
Bible
“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, / Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.”
“Though Christ a thousand times in Bethlehem be born, / If he's not born in thee thy soul is still forlorn. / Should Christ be born a thousand times anew, / Despair, O man, unless he's born in you!”
Angelus Silesius
“And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, / And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.”
“And what rough beast, its hour come round at last slouches toward Bethlehem to be born”
William Butler Yeats
“And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.”
“And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.”
“And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.”
“So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi? / And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.”
“And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably? / And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.”
