Then Herod, seeing he had been outwitted by the astrologers, fell into a great rage, and he sent out and had all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its districts done away with, from two years of age and under. ” ​ — Matthew 2: 1 - 16.
Kui Herodes nägi, et astroloogid olid teda üle kavaldanud, haaras teda suur raev ja ta andis korralduse tappa kõik poisid Petlemmas ja kogu selle ümbruskonnas, kaheaastased ja nooremad ”.