John Gill's Exposition on Matthew 2:5

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And they said unto him, etc.] They answer without any hesitation, it being a generally received notion, and a thing well known among them, in Bethlehem of Judea; and give their reason for it; for thus it is written by the prophet, that is, the prophet Micah, in whose prophecy, (<330502>Micah 5:2) it stands, and is as follows:

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