Although Jesus ’ mother, Mary, and his adoptive father, Joseph, lived in Nazareth, a Roman registration decree had taken them to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born in 2 B.C.E.
(‏ میکا ۵ :‏ ۲ )‏ طبق این پیشگویی ،‏ مسیح در بیت‌لَحَم یهودیه که زمانی آن را اَفْراته می‌نامیدند ،‏ متولّد می‌شد .‏