Study it in the app“Then Herod, seeing that he had been tricked by the magi, was greatly enraged, and sending men, he killed all the children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time that he had learned precisely from the magi.”
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then
Then, at that time.
Where else “Tote” appearsHerod
Herod, the name of several rulers of one family under Rome: Herod the Great, king of Judea when Jesus was born; his son Herod Antipas, who ruled Galilee; and his grandson Herod Agrippa I.
Where else “Hērōidēs” appearssee
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idōn” appearsmock
Mock, make fun of someone.
Where else “enepaichthē” appearsmagus
Eastern wise man who studied the stars.
Where else “magōn” appearsgreatly, very
Very, greatly.
Where else “lian” appearsbe furious
Be furious, become very angry.
Where else “ethymōthē” appearssend
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “aposteilas” appearskill
To end someone's life, to do away with them.
Where else “aneilen” appearsboy
A lad, or a son.
Where else “paidas” appearsBethlehem
See it on the mapWhere else “Bēthleem” appearsregion, border
Boundary, border; in the plural, a territory, the surrounding region.
Where else “horiois” appearstwo years old
Two years old; lasting two years.
Where else “dietous” appearsbelow
Below, down; "from below".
Where else “katōterō” appearstime
Time; a span of time.
Where else “chronon” appearsascertain, inquire carefully
Find out exactly, inquire carefully.
Where else “ēkribōsen” appearsBethlehem
Today: Bethlehem (Bayt Lahm), West Bank
A town in Judea, about 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Jerusalem.
Rachel died near it (Gen 35:19), Naomi and Ruth lived there (Ruth 1:1), and David was born there. Micah said a ruler would come from it, and Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Mic 5:2; Matt 2:1).
15and he was there until the death of Herod, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, when he says, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
16 · This verse (above)
17Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, when he says:
1. What it says
What did the magi do when they found the child with Mary his mother (v. 11)?
2. What it means
Why was King Herod troubled, and all Jerusalem with him, when he heard about this child (v. 3)?
3. How I live it
Joseph obeyed even at night and without understanding everything (v. 14). What simple step of obedience is yours today?
