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Wise men from the east come seeking the newborn king. Herod orders the boys of Bethlehem killed, and Joseph takes the child and his mother into Egypt by night, returning to Nazareth after Herod dies.
KJV (Matthew 2:14): “When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:”
How it was checked
- EvidenceT3 SCRIPTURE; Status: ADDED 2026-09-30
- Letter eraTHE PROPHETS AND THE ROAD 776 BC to 4 BC
- SourcesThe passage: Matthew 2.
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