When they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord
appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his
mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to
search for the child to destroy him."
Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and
departed for Egypt.
He stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the Lord
had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, "Out of Egypt I called my
son."
When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi,
he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its
vicinity two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had
ascertained from the magi.
Then was fulfilled what had been said through Jeremiah the
prophet:
A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and loud lamentation;
Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be consoled, since they were
no more. - Matthew 2:13-18
