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Symbolic illustration of a shepherd and flock overlooking the hill settlement of Bethlehem.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible. Symbolic illustration of quoted prophecy.

Matthew 2:6

A Ruler Who Will Shepherd

The Magi and the Flight · Matthew 2

Story guide: The shepherd and hill settlement are a symbolic illustration of the quoted prophecy, not a portrait of the promised ruler.

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6And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.

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