The name David implies 'beloved one'; and it was here that he was anointed to be king over Israel, from which time he typified Jesus, the mighty Son of God.

Jehovah had selected this as the birthplace of Jesus; hence here the birth must take place .-- Matthew 2:5,6; Micah 5:2.
[138]Away to the north in Galilee stood the humble and despised city of Nazareth.

It was the home of Joseph the carpenter, a meek, little-known, yet honest, man.

He was espoused to Mary.

We should expect that Jehovah would time everything exactly; and so he did.