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If your father misses me at all, then say, 'David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem his city; for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.'

Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem;

And they took up As'ahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was at Bethlehem. And Jo'ab and his men marched all night, and the day broke upon them at Hebron.

David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.

And David said longingly, "O that some one would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!"

Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took and brought it to David. But he would not drink of it; he poured it out to the LORD,

As'ahel the brother of Jo'ab was one of the thirty; Elha'nan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netoph'athites, At'roth-beth-jo'ab, and half of the Man'aha'thites, the Zorites.

and Penu'el was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the first-born of Eph'rathah, the father of Bethlehem.

David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.

And David said longingly, "O that some one would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!"

Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took and brought it to David. But David would not drink of it; he poured it out to the LORD,

The mighty men of the armies were As'ahel the brother of Jo'ab, Elha'nan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

He built Bethlehem, Etam, Teko'a,

The sons of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three.

The men of Bethlehem and Neto'phah, a hundred and eighty-eight.

And they went and stayed at Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt

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

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

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