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And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the City of David, which is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Joseph Joseph, a proper name. N-NMS H2501 Ἰωσὴφ iōsēph
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also And, even, also, namely. Conj H2532 καὶ kai
went up To go up, mount, ascend; of things: to rise, spring up, come up. V-AIA-3S H305 Ἀνέβη anebē
Galilee Galilee, a district towards the southern end of the Roman province Syria; the northern division of Palestine. N-GFS H1056 Γαλιλαίας galilaias
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[the] town A city, the inhabitants of a city. N-AFS H4172 πόλεως poleōs
of Nazareth, Nazareth, a city of Galilee, where Jesus lived before His ministry. N-GFS H3478 Ναζαρὲθ nazareth
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[the] City A city, the inhabitants of a city. N-AFS H4172 πόλιν polin
which Whosoever, whatsoever. RelPro-NFS H3748 ἥτις ētis
is called (a) to call, summon, invite, (b) to call, name. V-PIM/P-3S H2564 καλεῖται kaleitai
Bethlehem, Bethlehem, a town of Judea. N-NFS H965 Βηθλέεμ bēthleem
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because of (a) genitive: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) accusative: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of. Prep H1223 διὰ dia
[the] house (a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation. N-GMS H3624 οἴκου oikou
family Lineage, ancestry; a family, tribe. N-GFS H3965 πατριᾶς patrias

Locations

Bethlehem

BETHLEHEMbeth'-le-hem (bethlechem; Baithleem, or Bethleem, "house of David," or possibly "the house of Lakhmu," an Assyrian deity):I. Bethlehem Judah:Bethlehem Judah, or EPHRATH or EPHRATHAH (which see) is now Beit Lahm (Arabic = "house of meat"), a town of upward of 10,000 inhabitants, 5 miles South of Jerusalem and 2,350 ft. above sea level. It occupies an... View Details

Galilee

GALILEEgal'-i-le (ha-galil, hagelilah, literally, "the circuit" or "district"; he Galilaia):1. Galilee of the Nations:Kedesh, the city of refuge, is described as lying in Galilee, in Mt. Naphtali (Joshua 20:7; compare Joshua 21:32). The name seems originally to have referred to the territory of Naphtali. Joshua's victorious campaign in the north (Joshua 11),... View Details

Nazareth

NAZARETHnaz'-a-reth (Nazaret, Nazareth, and other forms):1. Notice Confined to the New Testament:A town in Galilee, the home of Joseph. and the Virgin Mary, and for about 30 years the scene of the Saviour's life (Matthew 2:23 Mark 1:9 Luke 2:39, 51; Luke 4:16, etc.). He was therefore called Jesus of Nazareth, although His birthplace was Bethlehem; and those... View Details

People

Joseph

  Joseph There are three famous people in the Bible named Joseph: All three of their profiles are shown below: Joseph, a son of Jacob/Israel Joseph was one of 12 sons of Jacob. He was the first born son of Rachel (Gen 30:22-24). He received preferential treatment which angered his ten older brothers. His brothers faked his death to their father Jacob, and sold him to a caravan of Ishmaelite traders who were on their way to Egypt. God ga... View Details

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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Berean Bible And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the City of David, which is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,
King James Bible And Joseph also went up from Galilee Galilee, out of the town city of Nazareth, to Judea, to into Judaea, unto the City city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because of his being Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and family lineage of David,David:)
Hebrew Greek English And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of Galilee, from the town city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the City city of David, David which is called Bethlehem, because of his being he was of the house and family of David,
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of Galilee, from the town city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the City city of David, David which is called Bethlehem, because of his being he was of the house and family of David,