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ATS Bible Dictionary BethlehemHouse of bread, 1. A celebrated city, the birthplace of David and of Christ. It was in the tribe of Judah, six miles south by west of Jerusalem, and probably received its appellation from the fertility of the circumjacent country. This also gave it its ancient name Ephrath, fruitful, Genesis 48:7 Micah 5:2. It was beautifully situated on an oblong ridge, twenty-seven hundred feet above the level of the sea, and affording a fine view in every direction. The hills around it were terraced, and clothed with vines, fig trees, and almonds; and the valleys around it bore rich crops of grain. It was fortified by Rehoboam, 2 Chronicles 11:6, but was comparatively an unimportant place, Micah 5:1, and is not mentioned by Joshua or Nehemiah among the cities of Judah. Its memory is delightfully associated with the names of Boaz and Ruth; it is celebrated as the birthplace and city of David, 1 Samuel 17:12,15 20:6 2 Samuel 23:14-17 but above all, it is hallowed as the place where the Redeemer was born. Over that lovely spot the guiding star hovered; there the eastern sages worshipped the King of kings, and there where David watched his flock and praised God, were heard the songs of the angelic host at the Savior's birth, Luke 2:8. Bethlehem is now called Beit-lahm, and contains about three thousand inhabitants, almost exclusively nominal Christians. Half a mile north is the spot pointed out by traditional as Rachel's tomb, Genesis 35:16-20; and about two miles south-west are the great reservoirs described under Solomon's Pools. 2. An unknown place in Zebulun, Joshua 19:15 Jud 12:10, in distinction from which the city of David was often called Bethlehem-Judah. Easton's Bible Dictionary House of bread. (1.) A city in the "hill country" of Judah. It was originally called Ephrath (Genesis 35:16, 19; 48:7; Ruth 4:11). It was also called Beth-lehem Ephratah (Micah 5:2), Beth-lehem-judah (1 Samuel 17:12), and "the city of David" (Luke 2:4). It is first noticed in Scripture as the place where Rachel died and was buried "by the wayside," directly to the north of the city (Genesis 48:7). The valley to the east was the scene of the story of Ruth the Moabitess. There are the fields in which she gleaned, and the path by which she and Naomi returned to the town. Here was David's birth-place, and here also, in after years, he was anointed as king by Samuel (1 Samuel 16:4-13); and it was from the well of Bethlehem that three of his heroes brought water for him at the risk of their lives when he was in the cave of Adullam (2 Samuel 23:13-17). But it was distinguished above every other city as the birth-place of "Him whose goings forth have been of old" (Matthew 2:6; Comp. Micah 5:2). Afterwards Herod, "when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men," sent and slew "all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under" (Matthew 2:16, 18; Jeremiah 31:15). Bethlehem bears the modern name of Beit-Lahm, i.e., "house of flesh." It is about 5 miles south of Jerusalem, standing at an elevation of about 2,550 feet above the sea, thus 100 feet higher than Jerusalem. There is a church still existing, built by Constantine the Great (A.D. 330), called the "Church of the Nativity," over a grotto or cave called the "holy crypt," and said to be the "stable" in which Jesus was born. This is perhaps the oldest existing Christian church in the world. Close to it is another grotto, where Jerome the Latin father is said to have spent thirty years of his life in translating the Scriptures into Latin. (see VERSION.) (2.) A city of Zebulun, mentioned only in Joshua 19:15. Now Beit-Lahm, a ruined village about 6 miles west-north-west of Nazareth. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (n.) A hospital for lunatics; -- corrupted into bedlam.2. (n.) In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the Eucharist is made. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia BETHLEHEMbeth'-le-hem (bethlechem; Baithleem, or Bethleem, "house of David," or possibly "the house of Lakhmu," an Assyrian deity): BETHLEHEM, STAR OF See STAR OF THE MAGI. STAR OF BETHLEHEM See STAR OF THE MAGI. Greek 965. Bethleem -- "house of bread," Bethlehem, a city near Jer. ... Bethleem. 966 . "house of bread," Bethlehem, a city near Jer. ... Word Origin of Hebrew origin Beth Definition "house of bread," Bethlehem, a city near Jer. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/965.htm - 6k Strong's Hebrew 4029. Migdal-eder -- "flock tower," a tower near Bethlehem... Migdal-eder. 4030 . "flock tower," a tower near Bethlehem. Transliteration: Migdal-eder Phonetic Spelling: (mig-dal'-ay'-der) Short Definition: Eder. ... /hebrew/4029.htm - 6k 8007. Salma -- father of Boaz, also the founder of Bethlehem 1628. Geruth -- "lodging place," a place near Bethlehem 3643. Kimham -- an attendant of David, also a place near Bethlehem 1022. Beth Hallachmi -- an inhabitant of Bethlehem 1035. Beth Lechem -- "place of bread," a city in Judah, also a ... 672. Ephrath -- an Israelite woman, also the name of several ... 3433. Yashubi Lechem -- "returner of bread," a man of Judah Library Was Christ Born in Bethlehem? Bethlehem and Calvary. Bethlehem Rejoices, The Bethlehem Fog. At Bethlehem The Story of Jesus, the Babe of Bethlehem Joy Born at Bethlehem A visit to Bethlehem in Spirit. Jesus is Born in Bethlehem Book ii from the Manger in Bethlehem to the Baptism in Jordan. Thesaurus Bethlehem-judah (3 Occurrences)Bethlehem-judah. Bethlehemjudah, Bethlehem-judah. Beth-lehem-judah . Multi-Version Concordance Bethlehem-judah (3 Occurrences). ... /b/bethlehem-judah.htm - 7k Bethlehem (49 Occurrences) Ephrath (9 Occurrences) Ephratah (5 Occurrences) Ephrathah (6 Occurrences) Etam (5 Occurrences) Naomi (25 Occurrences) Netophah (2 Occurrences) Adullam (10 Occurrences) Tekoa (12 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Bethlehem (49 Occurrences)Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, Matthew 2:5 They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written through the prophet, Matthew 2:6 'You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come forth a governor, who shall shepherd my people, Israel.'" Matthew 2:8 He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him." Matthew 2:9 After hearing what the king said, they went to Bethlehem, while, strange to say, the star they had seen in the east led them on until it came and stood over the place where the babe was. Matthew 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men. Luke 2:4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; Luke 2:15 It happened, when the angels went away from them into the sky, that the shepherds said one to another, "Let's go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us." John 7:42 Hasn't the Scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?" Genesis 35:19 Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem). Genesis 48:7 As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem)." Joshua 19:15 Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages. Judges 12:8 After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. Judges 12:10 Ibzan died, and was buried at Bethlehem. Judges 17:7 There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there. Judges 17:8 The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to sojourn where he could find a place, and he came to the hill country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he traveled. Judges 17:9 Micah said to him, "Where did you come from?" He said to him, "I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and I am looking for a place to live." Judges 19:1 It happened in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem Judah. Judges 19:2 His concubine played the prostitute against him, and went away from him to her father's house to Bethlehem Judah, and was there the space of four months. Judges 19:18 He said to him, "We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem Judah. I am going to the house of Yahweh; and there is no man who takes me into his house. Ruth 1:1 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. Ruth 1:2 The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab, and continued there. Ruth 1:19 So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. It happened, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the women said, "Is this Naomi?" Ruth 1:22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest. Ruth 2:4 Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, "Yahweh be with you." They answered him, "Yahweh bless you." Ruth 4:11 All the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, "We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, which two built the house of Israel; and treat you worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem. 1 Samuel 16:1 Yahweh said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided a king for myself among his sons." 1 Samuel 16:4 Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, "Do you come peaceably?" 1 Samuel 16:18 Then one of the young men answered, and said, "Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Yahweh is with him." 1 Samuel 17:12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men. 1 Samuel 17:15 Now David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem. 1 Samuel 17:58 Saul said to him, "Whose son are you, you young man?" David answered, "I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite." 1 Samuel 20:6 If your father miss me at all, then say,'David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.' 1 Samuel 20:28 Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem. 2 Samuel 2:32 They took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron. 2 Samuel 23:14 David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 2 Samuel 23:15 David longed, and said, "Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!" 2 Samuel 23:16 The three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh. 2 Samuel 23:24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 1 Chronicles 2:51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Beth Gader. 1 Chronicles 2:54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. 1 Chronicles 4:4 and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem. 1 Chronicles 11:16 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 1 Chronicles 11:17 David longed, and said, "Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!" 1 Chronicles 11:18 The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh, 1 Chronicles 11:26 Also the mighty men of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 2 Chronicles 11:6 He built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, Jeremiah 41:17 and they departed, and lived in Geruth Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt, Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting. Subtopics Bethlehem: A City Southwest of Jerusalem Bethlehem: A City Southwest of Jerusalem: And Beth-Lehem-Judah Bethlehem: A City Southwest of Jerusalem: Birthplace of Jesus Bethlehem: A City Southwest of Jerusalem: Called Ephratah and Ephrath Bethlehem: A City Southwest of Jerusalem: Herod Murders the Infants of Bethlehem: A City Southwest of Jerusalem: Jeroboam Converts It Into a Military Stronghold Bethlehem: A City Southwest of Jerusalem: Rachel Dies and is Buried At Bethlehem: A City Southwest of Jerusalem: Taken and Held by the Philistines Bethlehem: A City Southwest of Jerusalem: The City of Boaz Bethlehem: A City Southwest of Jerusalem: The City of Joseph Bethlehem: A Town of Zebulun, Six Miles West of Nazareth Bethlehem: A Town of Zebulun, Six Miles West of Nazareth: Israel Judged At Related Terms Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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