The people of Bethlehem carried a 700-year-old Christmas prophecy in their hearts: Christ would be born in their town and nothing topped that.

Specifically, he mentioned Bethlehem. I was surprised to learn that for all of i... I have never been to Israel, but one of my best friends has been on numerous occasions.

Micah 5:2 in the Old Testament foretells Christ's birth, and the fact that Bethlehem would play a significant and eternal role in the Christian story. Two North Carolina faith leaders weigh in.

In the Old Testament, the prophet Micah foretold, “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for Me one who will be ruler over Israel ...

Micah foretold of a ruler of peace to someday come from Bethlehem, words later referred to in the Gospels of Matthew and John. Micah the Prophet (photo: Russian icon from early 18th century ...

This leads us to ask, “Why did God say that through the prophet Micah (5:2)?” ... The Lord sent Samuel to Bethlehem to anoint a King to replace Saul (see 1 Samuel 16:1-3).

Some scholars argue that the emphasis on Bethlehem as Jesus's birthplace arose from the desire to link him to an ancient ...

LINDSAY TERRY To contact Lindsay Terry, email [email protected]. Bethlehem... Bethlehem of Judea, millenniums ago God's Word, through the prophet Micah, shined its light upon you, declaring ...

Micah was of the tribe of Judah and from the village of Morasth for which he is called the "Morasthite." He was a contemporary of the prophets Isaiah, Amos, Hosea and the Jewish kings Jotham, Ahaz and ...