^51 (A)Salma, the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

⁴ and ^(A)Penuel fathered ^(B)Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of ^(C)Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

⁴² Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes ^(A)from the offspring of David, and comes ^(B)from Bethlehem, the village ^(C)where David was?”

The Visit of the Wise Men

2 Now ^(A)after Jesus was born in ^(B)Bethlehem of Judea ^(C)in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men^[a] from ^(D)the east came to Jerusalem,

¹¹ Then all the people who were ^(A)at the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman, who is coming into your house, like Rachel and Leah, ^(B)who together ^(C)built up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in ^(D)Ephrathah and ^(E)be renowned in Bethlehem,

⁴ And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem. And he said to the reapers, ^(A)“The Lord be with you!” And they answered, “The Lord bless you.”

Naomi and Ruth Return

¹⁹ So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came to Bethlehem, ^(A)the whole town was stirred because of them. And the women said, “Is this Naomi?”

¹⁹ So ^(A)Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to ^(B)Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem),