Luke 2:4

the city of David 1 Samuel 17:12, "David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-Judah whose name was Jesse."

Bethlehem Thus was fulfilled the prophecy of Micah 5:2, "Thou, Bethlehem-Ephratah … out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel." Cf. Luke 4:8, "And thou, O tower of the flock" (Migdol Eder, Genesis 35:21), "unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion."

Bethlehem (-House of Bread," to which the mystical method of Scriptural interpretation refers such passages as Isaiah 33:16, LXX.; John 6:51; John 6:58) is the very ancient Ephrath (-fruitful") of Genesis 35:16; Genesis 48:7; Psalms 132:6. It is a small town six miles from Jerusalem. It was the scene of the death of Rachel (Genesis 35:19); of the story of Ruth, and of the early years of the life of David (1 Samuel 16:1; 2 Samuel 23:15). The name is now corrupted into Beitlahm, -house of flesh."

of the house and lineage(rather, family) of David The humble condition of Joseph as a provincial carpenter in no way militates against this. Hillel, the great contemporary Rabbi, who also claimed to be a descendant of David, began life as a half-starved porter; and numbers of beggars in the East wear the green turban which shews them to be undisputed descendants of Mohammed.