Genesis 35:16

But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. everlasting: Heb. the days of eternity

And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way. a little...: Heb. a little piece of ground

And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.

And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. continued: Heb. were

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. to thy...: or, subject to thy husband

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

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,

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,