HEROD KILLS THE BABY BOYS IN BETHLEHEM
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Jesus was born during the time when Herod was king. After Jesus was born, some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the new baby that is the king of the Jews? We saw the star that shows he was born and we came to worship him."
King Herod heard about this new king of the Jews. Herod was troubled about this, and all the people in Jerusalem were worried too. Herod called a meeting of all the leading priests and teachers of the law. Herod asked them where the Christ would be born. They answered, "In the town of Bethlehem of Judea. The prophet Micah wrote about this in the Scriptures."
Herod had a secret meeting with the wise men from the east. Herod learned from the wise men the exact time they first saw the star. Then Herod sent the wise men to Bethlehem. He said to them, "Go and look carefully to find the new baby. When you find him, come tell me. Then I will go worship him too."
THE WISE MEN VISIT JESUS
The wise men heard King Herod and then left. They saw the same star they had seen in the east, and they followed it. The star went before them until it stopped above the place where the baby was staying. The wise men were filled with joy.
The wise men came to the house where the baby was, and they saw the baby with his mother Mary. They bowed down and worshiped the baby. Then they opened the gifts they had brought, and they gave the baby treasures of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. But God warned the wise men in a dream not to go back to Herod. So they went home to their own country by a different way.
JESUS' PARENTS TAKE HIM TO EGYPT
After the wise men left, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream. The angel said, "Get up! Take the baby and his mother and escape to Egypt. Herod will start looking for the baby. Herod wants to kill him. Stay in Egypt until I tell you it is safe."
So Joseph got up and left for Egypt with the baby and the baby's mother. They left during the night. Joseph and his family stayed in Egypt until after Herod died.
HEROD KILLS THE BABY BOYS IN BETHLEHEM
When Herod saw that the wise men had tricked him, he was very, very angry. Herod gave an order to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and in the area around Bethlehem. Herod ordered his men to kill all the boys that were two years old and younger.
JOSEPH AND MARY RETURN TO NAZARETH
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream. The angel said, "Get up! Take the baby and his mother and go to Israel. The people that were trying to kill the baby are now dead."
So Joseph took the baby and the baby's mother and went back to Nazareth of Galilee. It was there that Jesus grew up.
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