19 Thus Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephʹrath, that is to say, Bethʹle·hem.+

19 And they both continued on their way until they came to Bethʹle·hem.+ And it came about that as soon as they came to Bethʹle·hem, all the city became stirred up over them,+ and the women kept saying: “Is this Naʹo·mi?”+

4 And, look! Boʹaz came from Bethʹle·hem and proceeded to say to the harvesters: “Jehovah be with YOU.”+ In turn they would say to him: “Jehovah bless you.”+

2 After Jesus had been born in Bethʹle·hem+ of Ju·deʹa in the days of Herod+ the king, look! astrologers*+ from eastern parts came to Jerusalem,

42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ is coming from the offspring of David,+ and from Bethʹle·hem+ the village where David used to be?”+