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He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. <a href="/esv/luke/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, <a href="/bsb/luke/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David. <a href="/blb/luke/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the City of David, which is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David, <a href="/kjv/luke/2.htm">King James Bible</a> And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) <a href="/nkjv/luke/2.htm">New King James Version</a> Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, <a href="/nasb_/luke/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, <a href="/nasb/luke/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, <a href="/nasb77/luke/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, <a href="/lsb/luke/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, <a href="/amp/luke/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, <a href="/csb/luke/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David, <a href="/hcsb/luke/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David, <a href="/asv/luke/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Jud锟絘, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; <a href="/cev/luke/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So Joseph had to leave Nazareth in Galilee and go to Bethlehem in Judea. Long ago Bethlehem had been King David's hometown, and Joseph went there because he was from David's family. <a href="/erv/luke/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; <a href="/gwt/luke/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So Joseph went from Nazareth, a city in Galilee, to a Judean city called Bethlehem. Joseph, a descendant of King David, went to Bethlehem because David had been born there. <a href="/gnt/luke/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> Joseph went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to the town of Bethlehem in Judea, the birthplace of King David. Joseph went there because he was a descendant of David. <a href="/isv/luke/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> Joseph, too, went up from the city of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the City of David (called Bethlehem), because he was a descendant of the household and family of David. <a href="/msb/luke/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David. <a href="/net/luke/2.htm">NET Bible</a> So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David. <a href="/nheb/luke/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; <a href="/wbt/luke/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David) <a href="/wey/luke/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So Joseph went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judaea, to David's town of Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, <a href="/web/luke/2.htm">World English Bible</a> Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to David’s city, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Beth-Lehem, because of his being of the house and family of David, <a href="/blb/luke/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the City of David, which is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David, <a href="/ylt/luke/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David, <a href="/slt/luke/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (for he was of the house and family of David:)<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem: because he was of the house and family of David, <a href="/cpdv/luke/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then Joseph also ascended from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, <a href="/nabre/luke/2.htm">New American Bible</a> And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, <a href="/nrsvce/luke/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Joseph also went up from Nazareth, a city of Galilee, to Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; because he was of the house and family of David; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But Yoseph had come up from Nazareth, a city of Galilee, to Judea to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was from the house and from the lineage of David,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, (for he was of the house and family of David,) <a href="/godbey/luke/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city Nazareth, into Judea, into the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, <a href="/haweis/luke/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; because he was of the house and family of David; <a href="/mace/luke/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a> so Joseph departed from Nazareth in Galilee, and went into Judea to the city of David, called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and linage of David, <a href="/wey/luke/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So Joseph went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judaea, to David's town of Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, <a href="/worrell/luke/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; <a href="/worsley/luke/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> so Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem (because he <a href="/parallel/luke/2-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=616" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/2.htm">The Birth of Jesus</a> …3And everyone went to his own town to register. 4<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">So</a> <a href="/greek/2501.htm" title="2501: Iōsēph (N-NMS) -- Joseph, a proper name. Of Hebrew origin; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">Joseph</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">also</a> <a href="/greek/305.htm" title="305: Anebē (V-AIA-3S) -- To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up.">went up</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out."></a> <a href="/greek/4172.htm" title="4172: poleōs (N-GFS) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town."></a> <a href="/greek/3478.htm" title="3478: Nazareth (N-GFS) -- Or Nazaret nad-zar-et'; of uncertain derivation; Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine.">Nazareth</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1056.htm" title="1056: Galilaias (N-GFS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Galiloea, a region of Palestine.">in Galilee</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2449.htm" title="2449: Ioudaian (N-AFS) -- Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem. Feminine of Ioudaios; the Judaean land, a region of Palestine.">Judea,</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/4172.htm" title="4172: polin (N-AFS) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">the city</a> <a href="/greek/1138.htm" title="1138: Dauid (N-GMS) -- David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king.">of David</a> <a href="/greek/3748.htm" title="3748: hētis (RelPro-NFS) -- Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. "></a> <a href="/greek/2564.htm" title="2564: kaleitai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to call.">called</a> <a href="/greek/965.htm" title="965: Bēthleem (N-NFS) -- Bethlehem, a town of Judea. Of Hebrew origin; Bethleem, a place in Palestine.">Bethlehem,</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">since</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">he</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: einai (V-PNA) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">was</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3624.htm" title="3624: oikou (N-GMS) -- A dwelling; by implication, a family.">the house</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3965.htm" title="3965: patrias (N-GFS) -- Lineage, ancestry; a family, tribe. As if feminine of a derivative of pater; paternal descent, i.e. a group of families or a whole race.">line</a> <a href="/greek/1138.htm" title="1138: Dauid (N-GMS) -- David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king.">of David.</a> 5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/2-1.htm">Matthew 2:1</a> After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, <a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a> But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. <a href="/john/7-42.htm">John 7:42</a> Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?” <a href="/matthew/1-16.htm">Matthew 1:16</a> and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. <a href="/ruth/1-1.htm">Ruth 1:1-2</a> In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab. / The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there. <a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1</a> Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.” <a href="/1_samuel/17-12.htm">1 Samuel 17:12</a> Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years. <a href="/matthew/1-20.htm">Matthew 1:20</a> But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. <a href="/matthew/2-5.htm">Matthew 2:5-6</a> “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: / ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’” <a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22-23</a> After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ / From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised. <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a> And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ... <a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a> Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. <a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5</a> Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. <a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a> regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, <a href="/2_samuel/5-2.htm">2 Samuel 5:2</a> Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)Joseph.<a href="/luke/1-26.htm">Luke 1:26,27</a> And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, … <a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Luke 3:23</a> And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,of the city.<a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16</a> And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.<a href="/matthew/2-23.htm">Matthew 2:23</a> And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.<a href="/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46</a> And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.unto.<a href="/genesis/35-19.htm">Genesis 35:19</a> And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.<a href="/genesis/48-7.htm">Genesis 48:7</a> 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.<a href="/ruth/1-19.htm">Ruth 1:19</a> 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?he was.<a href="/luke/1-27.htm">Luke 1:27</a> To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.<a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Luke 3:23-31</a> And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, … <a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-17</a> The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/2-3.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Bethlehem</a> <a href="/matthew/2-6.htm">Beth-Lehem</a> <a href="/luke/2-3.htm">City</a> <a href="/luke/1-69.htm">David</a> <a href="/matthew/22-42.htm">David's</a> <a href="/luke/1-61.htm">Family</a> <a href="/luke/1-26.htm">Galilee</a> <a href="/luke/1-69.htm">House</a> <a href="/luke/1-27.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/luke/1-65.htm">Judaea</a> <a href="/luke/1-65.htm">Judea</a> <a href="/romans/9-5.htm">Lineage</a> <a href="/luke/1-26.htm">Nazareth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/5-30.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/luke/2-15.htm">Bethlehem</a> <a href="/john/7-42.htm">Beth-Lehem</a> <a href="/luke/2-11.htm">City</a> <a href="/luke/2-11.htm">David</a> <a href="/luke/2-11.htm">David's</a> <a href="/luke/2-36.htm">Family</a> <a href="/luke/2-39.htm">Galilee</a> <a href="/luke/2-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/luke/2-16.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/luke/3-1.htm">Judaea</a> <a href="/luke/3-1.htm">Judea</a> <a href="/romans/9-5.htm">Lineage</a> <a href="/luke/2-39.htm">Nazareth</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 2</div>1. <a href="/luke/2-1.htm">Augustus taxes all the Roman empire.</a> 6. <a href="/luke/2-6.htm">The nativity of Jesus.</a> 8. <a href="/luke/2-8.htm">An angel relates it to the shepherds, and many sing praises to God for it.</a> 15. <a href="/luke/2-15.htm">The shepherds glorify God.</a> 21. <a href="/luke/2-21.htm">Jesus is circumcised.</a> 22. <a href="/luke/2-22.htm">Mary purified.</a> 25. <a href="/luke/2-25.htm">Simeon and Anna prophesy of Jesus,</a> 39. <a href="/luke/2-39.htm">who increases in wisdom,</a> 41. <a href="/luke/2-41.htm">questions in the temple with the teachers,</a> 51. <a href="/luke/2-51.htm">and is obedient to his parents.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee Joseph's journey from Nazareth, a small town in the region of Galilee, highlights the humble beginnings of Jesus' earthly family. Nazareth was a relatively obscure village, not mentioned in the Old Testament, which underscores the unexpected nature of God's plan. The phrase "went up" is geographically accurate, as traveling from Nazareth to Judea involves ascending in elevation. This journey fulfills the legal requirement for the census decreed by Caesar Augustus, demonstrating Joseph's obedience to civil authority.to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem Bethlehem, known as the "city of David," is significant for its historical and prophetic importance. It is the birthplace of King David, Israel's greatest king, and is prophesied in <a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a> as the birthplace of the Messiah. This connection to David emphasizes Jesus' rightful claim to the Davidic line, fulfilling God's promise of an eternal kingdom through David's descendants. Bethlehem's name, meaning "house of bread," symbolically points to Jesus as the "bread of life" (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>).since he was from the house and line of David Joseph's lineage is crucial in establishing Jesus' legal right to the throne of David. The genealogies in <a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1</a> and <a href="/luke/3.htm">Luke 3</a> trace Jesus' ancestry through Joseph, affirming His messianic credentials. The "house and line of David" signifies the fulfillment of God's covenant with David, as recorded in <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>, promising a ruler from David's line whose kingdom would endure forever. This lineage underscores the continuity of God's redemptive plan through history, culminating in the birth of Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a> A righteous man, betrothed to Mary, and earthly father of Jesus. He is obedient to God's guidance and fulfills his role in the divine plan. 2. <a href="/topical/n/nazareth.htm">Nazareth</a> A small town in Galilee where Joseph and Mary lived. It is significant as the place where Jesus grew up, fulfilling the prophecy that He would be called a Nazarene. 3. <a href="/topical/j/judea.htm">Judea</a> The region where Bethlehem is located. It holds historical and prophetic significance as the land of the tribe of Judah. 4. <a href="/topical/c/city_of_david.htm">City of David (Bethlehem)</a> The birthplace of King David and prophesied birthplace of the Messiah. It is a small town with great historical and theological importance. 5. <a href="/topical/h/house_and_lineage_of_david.htm">House and Lineage of David</a> Refers to Joseph's ancestral line, fulfilling the prophecy that the Messiah would come from David's line, emphasizing Jesus' rightful claim to the throne of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_plan.htm">Obedience to God's Plan</a> Joseph's journey to Bethlehem demonstrates obedience to both civil authority (the census) and divine prophecy. We are called to trust and obey God's plan, even when it requires sacrifice or inconvenience. <a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> The birth of Jesus in Bethlehem fulfills specific Old Testament prophecies, reinforcing the reliability and divine inspiration of Scripture. We can trust God's Word and His promises. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_history.htm">God's Sovereignty in History</a> The events leading to Jesus' birth show God's control over history. He orchestrates events to fulfill His purposes. We can find comfort in knowing that God is sovereign over our lives. <a href="/topical/s/significance_of_humble_beginnings.htm">Significance of Humble Beginnings</a> Jesus' birth in a humble setting in Bethlehem reminds us that God often works through the lowly and unexpected. We should not despise small beginnings or humble circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 2</a> <a href="/q/would_mary_travel_far_while_pregnant.htm">(Luke 2:4–5) Would Mary realistically make a long journey while heavily pregnant just for a census registration? </a> <a href="/q/who_were_joseph_and_mary_historically.htm">Who were Joseph and Mary in historical context?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_spiritual_sacrifices.htm">What are the key events in Jesus' life timeline?</a> <a href="/q/augustus_caesar's_biblical_role.htm">What is Augustus Caesar's biblical significance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) Unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem.--St. Luke's way of speaking of the town agrees with that in <a href="/john/7-42.htm" title="Has not the scripture said, That Christ comes of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?">John 7:42</a>. It would appear to have been common. It had never ceased to glory in the fact that it had been David's city.Of the house and lineage of David.--Others also as, for example, Hillel, the great scribe--boasted of such a descent. What, on one hypothesis, was the special prerogative of Joseph was that the two lines of natural descent and inheritance--that through Nathan and that through Solomon--met in him. (See, however, Note on <a href="/luke/3-23.htm" title="And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,">Luke 3:23</a>.) It is possible that the two nearly synonymous words, "house" and "lineage," may have been used as referring to this union.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - The city of David, which is called Bethlehem. After all the long ages which had passed, still the chief title to honor of the little upland village was that there the greatly loved king had been born. Bethlehem ("house of bread") was built on the site of the old Ephrath - the Ephrath where Rachel died. Of the house and lineage of David. The position in life of Joseph the royally descended, simply a village carpenter, the equally humble state of Mary, also one of the great king's posterity, need excite no surprise when the vicissitudes of that royal house, and of the people over whom they ruled, are remembered. The old kingdom of David had been dismembered, conquered, and devastated. The people had been led away into a captivity from which few, comparatively speaking, ever returned. All that the house of David had preserved were its bare family records. Hillel, the famous scribe, who was once a hired porter, claimed to belong to the old princely house. <a href="/commentaries/luke/2-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[So] δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. Joseph Ἰωσὴφ (Iōsēph) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2501.htm">Strong's 2501: </a> Joseph, a proper name. Of Hebrew origin; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites. also καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. went up Ἀνέβη (Anebē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_305.htm">Strong's 305: </a> To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. Nazareth Ναζαρὲθ (Nazareth) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Or Nazaret nad-zar-et'; of uncertain derivation; Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine. in Galilee Γαλιλαίας (Galilaias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1056.htm">Strong's 1056: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Galiloea, a region of Palestine. to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Judea, Ἰουδαίαν (Ioudaian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2449.htm">Strong's 2449: </a> Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem. Feminine of Ioudaios; the Judaean land, a region of Palestine. to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. [the] City πόλιν (polin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town. of David Δαυὶδ (Dauid) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1138.htm">Strong's 1138: </a> David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king. called καλεῖται (kaleitai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2564.htm">Strong's 2564: </a> (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'. Bethlehem, Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleem) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_965.htm">Strong's 965: </a> Bethlehem, a town of Judea. Of Hebrew origin; Bethleem, a place in Palestine. since διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. he αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. was εἶναι (einai) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. from ἐξ (ex) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. [the] house οἴκου (oikou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3624.htm">Strong's 3624: </a> A dwelling; by implication, a family. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. line πατριᾶς (patrias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3965.htm">Strong's 3965: </a> Lineage, ancestry; a family, tribe. As if feminine of a derivative of pater; paternal descent, i.e. a group of families or a whole race. of David. Δαυίδ (Dauid) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1138.htm">Strong's 1138: </a> David, King of Israel. 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