But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the one to be ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting. Micah 5:2
This is a definite reference to the coming of the Messiah. The ancient Jewish scribes were all aware of this. When Herod asked the scribes where the “King of the Jews” was to be born, they answered in unison and without hesitation: “Bethlehem”, and then quoted this verse.
