{"id":20935,"date":"2024-11-24T21:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T21:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=20935"},"modified":"2026-10-26T13:44:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T13:44:32","slug":"jesus-born-bethlehem-prophecy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/jesus-born-bethlehem-prophecy\/","title":{"rendered":"Porque nasceu Jesus em Bel\u00e9m? A profecia de Miqueias e a cidade de David"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Jesus was born in Bethlehem because it was David&#039;s home town, and the ruler God promised was to come from there. The prophet Micah had named the town (Micah 5:2), and Luke tells how it came about: a Roman census sent Joseph there &quot;because he was of the house and lineage of David&quot; (Luke 2:4). Bethlehem was a shepherds&#039; town before it was a king&#039;s. David was out with his father&#039;s sheep there when the prophet Samuel came to anoint\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bethlehem was King David&#039;s town, Micah 5:2 named it as the birthplace of Israel&#039;s ruler, and Luke 2:4 says a census took Joseph there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[210],"series":[209],"class_list":["post-20935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-mysteries","tag-christmas-series","series-christmas"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2730,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/bethlehem-size-jesus\/","url_meta":{"origin":20935,"position":0},"title":"How Big Was Bethlehem When Jesus Was Born? 300 to 3,000 People","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Maio 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Bethlehem was small: scholars estimate 300 to 3,000 people when Jesus was born. 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