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Mat 2:5. Βηθλεὲμ, Bethlehem) The knowledge which the scribes, who do not go themselves, have derived from their ancestors, is of service to the Magi, who are seeking for Christ.-οὓτω γὰρ γέγραπται διὰ τοῦ προφήτου, for thus it is written by the prophet) This reason was alleged by the council; but St Matthew has stamped it with his approval.