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  2. Matthew 2:16 - Wikipedia

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    that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children

  3. Star of Bethlehem - Wikipedia

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    The Star of Bethlehem, or Christmas Star, [1] ... Secretly intending to find and kill the Messiah in order to preserve his own kingship, Herod invites the wise men to ...

  4. Ornithogalum - Wikipedia

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    Growing from a bulb, species have linear basal leaves and a slender stalk, up to 30 cm tall, bearing clusters of typically white star-shaped flowers, often striped with green. The common name of the genus, star-of-Bethlehem, is based on its star-shaped flowers, after the Star of Bethlehem that appears in the biblical account of the birth of ...

  5. Ornithogalum umbellatum - Wikipedia

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    In notes taken by Paul Dietrich Giseke from a lecture by Linnaeus [34] it is suggested that this Stercus Columbarum was in fact the plant Ornithogalum umbellatum, which grew abundantly in Palestine and "unde Anglis Bethlem's Star dicitur" (is known to the English as Bethlem's Star), the white colour of which resembled the excrement of birds ...

  6. Massacre of the Innocents - Wikipedia

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    The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents is a story recounted in the Nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem. [2]

  7. Star Prophecy - Wikipedia

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    The Star Prophecy appears in the Qumran texts called the Dead Sea scrolls. "This was the prophecy that was of such importance to all resistance groups in this period, including those responsible for the documents at Qumran and the revolutionaries who triggered the war against Rome, not to mention the early Christians".

  8. Matthew 2:4 - Wikipedia

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    That the magi, who first noted the star, do not know and are not even asked about where the messiah might be born is a sign that they are ignorant of Jewish scripture. This is evidence to Brown that they are Gentiles , which is also supported by verse 12's suggestion that they were foreigners: "And being warned of God in a dream that they ...

  9. Massacre of the Innocents (Bruegel) - Wikipedia

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    Copy by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Brukenthal Museum, Sibiu, Romania, with the children included. The painting depicts an event described in the Gospel of Saint Matthew 2:16-18 in the New Testament of the Bible: after King Herod was told by the Magi of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, he ordered his soldiers to kill all of the infant children in Bethlehem below the age of 2 years.