There was no king in Bethlehem when Jesus was born, it was Herod who wanted to kill Jesus.
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Jesus was born during the reign of King Herod.
The most famous person to have been born in Bethlehem is King David.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea Davids city .
Bethlehem, the city of David.
Matthew 2.1: Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king,
Jesus was born during the rule of king Herod.and the roman empire.
There are indeed two towns called Bethlehem
Bethlehem is where Jesus Christ, who Christians believe to be the Son of God, was born. It is also the birthplace of King David.
Supposedly in Bethlehem initially; unfortunately there is not documentation of a town named Bethlehem in any historical records. Then they lived for a time in Egypt, then Nazareth before he went on the road full time.
There are two, quite different gospel stories of the birth of Jesus. In Luke's Gospel, Joseph and Mary came from Nazareth to Bethlehem to take part in a census. Jesus was born in Bethlehem and, a few days later, the family travelled to Jerusalem for the Temple ritual, without any apparent concern regarding King Herod. They then returned peacefully to Nazareth. At no time in this account, was Jesus ever in any danger from Herod. In Matthew's Gospel, Bethlehem appears to be the home town of Joseph and Mary. After the birth of Jesus, King Herod sought to have him killed, so the young family fled from Bethlehem to safety in Egypt. After the death of Herod, they began to return to Bethlehem, but being warned in a dream, turned aside and travelled to a new home in Nazareth.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem in a stable! >_<