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He remainedthereuntil the death of Herod. This was to fulfillwhat had been spoken by the Lordthrough the prophet: "1OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED2MY SON."
Herod Slaughters Babies
16Then when Herodsaw that he had been tricked by 3the magi, he became veryenraged, and sent and 4slewall the malechildren who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from twoyearsold and under, according to the timewhich he had determined from the magi.
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Thenwhat had been spokenthroughJeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:
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"5A VOICE WAS HEARD IN RAMAH, WEEPING AND GREATMOURNING, RACHELWEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN; AND SHE REFUSED* TO BE COMFORTED, BECAUSE THEY WERE NO MORE."
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But when Heroddied, behold, an angel of the Lord6appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,
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"Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child'slife are dead."
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So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.
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But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his fatherHerod, he was afraid to gothere. Then after being 7warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee,
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and came and lived in a citycalled8Nazareth. This was to fulfillwhat was spokenthrough the prophets: "He shall be called a 9Nazarene."