What Does the Bible Say About The Star Of Bethlehem?

Matthew 2:9 ESV / 14 helpful votes

After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was.

Matthew 2:1 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,

Matthew 2:2 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

Matthew 2:7 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared.

Matthew 2:11 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

Matthew 2:10 ESV / 6 helpful votes

When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

Micah 5:2 ESV / 6 helpful votes

But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.

Matthew 2:16 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.

Matthew 2:1-23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: ...

Matthew 2:1-2 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

Numbers 24:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes

I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth.

Isaiah 4:1-6 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; take away our reproach.” In that day the branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and honor of the survivors of Israel. And he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy, everyone who has been recorded for life in Jerusalem, when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning. Then the Lord will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be a canopy. ...

Luke 2:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Luke 2:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.

Luke 2:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Matthew 2:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”

Luke 2:9-11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Luke 2:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.

Matthew 2:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

Matthew 2:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”

Matthew 2:5-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: “‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

Matthew 2:1-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: ...

Amos 5:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

He who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens the day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the Lord is his name;

Daniel 5:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him, and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father the king—made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers,

Ezekiel 10:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub to the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the Lord.

Isaiah 6:1-13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” ...

Exodus 33:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And when all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would rise up and worship, each at his tent door.

Genesis 1:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years,

Acts 26:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me.

Acts 9:3 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him.

John 14:21 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”

Matthew 2:15 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

Matthew 2:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

Matthew 2:5 ESV / 1 helpful vote

They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

34 Bible Verses about The Star Of Bethlehem

Matthew 2:9 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Matthew 2:1 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Matthew 2:2 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Matthew 2:7 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Matthew 2:11 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Matthew 2:10 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Micah 5:2 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Matthew 2:16 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Matthew 2:1-23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Matthew 2:1-2 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Numbers 24:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Isaiah 4:1-6 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Luke 2:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Luke 2:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Luke 2:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 2:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Luke 2:9-11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 2:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 2:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 2:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 2:5-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 2:1-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Amos 5:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Daniel 5:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ezekiel 10:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Isaiah 6:1-13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Exodus 33:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 1:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 26:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 9:3 ESV / 1 helpful vote

John 14:21 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 2:15 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 2:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 2:5 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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34 Bible Verses about The Star Of Bethlehem

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Matthew 2:9 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Matthew 2:1 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Matthew 2:2 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Matthew 2:7 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Matthew 2:11 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Matthew 2:10 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Micah 5:2 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Matthew 2:16 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Matthew 2:1-23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Matthew 2:1-2 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Numbers 24:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Isaiah 4:1-6 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Luke 2:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Luke 2:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Luke 2:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 2:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Luke 2:9-11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 2:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 2:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 2:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 2:5-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 2:1-12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Amos 5:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Daniel 5:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ezekiel 10:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Isaiah 6:1-13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Exodus 33:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 1:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 26:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 9:3 ESV / 1 helpful vote

John 14:21 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 2:15 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 2:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 2:5 ESV / 1 helpful vote