Charles Ellicott Commentary Matthew 2:5

"And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written through the prophet," — Matthew 2:5 (ASV)

In Bethlehem of Judea — The words of the people in John 7:42 show the same belief thirty years later. The Targum, or Jewish paraphrase, of Micah 5:2, inserts the very words, “Out of you the Messiah shall come.”