Gospel of Matthew Chapter 2 Vs. 5

 The Visit of the Wise Men

Matthew 2:5 “And they said unto him, In Beth-lehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,”

This ancient prophecy from (Mic. 5:2). was written in the eighth century B.C. The original prophecy, not quoted in full by Matthew, declared the deity of Israel’s Messiah: “From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago from the days of eternity.”

The answer to Herod’s question was simple, because Micah the prophet had given the precise location centuries before: the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem (Mic. 5:2). This answer from the people’s chief priests and teachers of the Law (scribes, KJV) was apparently carried back to the Magi by Herod himself.