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Bethlehem
31.7043°N, 35.2076°E · Photo: Berthold Werner (PD)
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Bethlehem
In Scripture (52 references)
Genesis
Judges
Judges 17:7 There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived... Judges 17:8 The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where he could find a place, and h... Judges 17:9 Micah said to him, “Where did you come from?” He said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and... Judges 19:1 In those days, when there was no king in Israel, there was a certain Levite living on the farther si... Judges 19:2 His concubine played the prostitute against him, and went away from him to her father’s house to Bet... Judges 19:3 Her husband arose and went after her to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant ... Judges 19:18 He said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephr...
Ruth
Ruth 1:1 In the days when the judges judged, there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah... Ruth 1:2 The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi. The names of his two sons were Ma... Ruth 1:19 So they both went until they came to Bethlehem. When they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was ex... Ruth 1:22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the co... Ruth 2:1 Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his n... Ruth 2:4 Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “May Yahweh be with you.” They answered h... Ruth 4:11 All the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the wo...
1 Samuel
1 Samuel 16:1 Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king ... 1 Samuel 16:4 Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him t... 1 Samuel 16:18 Then one of the young men answered, and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite w... 1 Samuel 17:12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight ... 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 ... 1 Samuel 20:6 If your father misses me at all, then say, ‘David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to B... 1 Samuel 20:28 Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked permission of me to go to Bethlehem.
2 Samuel
2 Samuel 2:32 They took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his ... 2 Samuel 21:19 There was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemit... 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 someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, wh... 2 Samuel 23:16 The three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Be... 2 Samuel 23:24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty: Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 2:51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader. 1 Chronicles 2:54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the... 1 Chronicles 4:4 Penuel was the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstbo... 1 Chronicles 11:16 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that time. 1 Chronicles 11:17 David longed, and said, “Oh that one would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which ... 1 Chronicles 11:18 The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, th... 1 Chronicles 11:26 The mighty men of the armies also include Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bet...
2 Chronicles
Matthew
Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the e... Matthew 2:5 They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this 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 ... Matthew 2:8 He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have fo... Matthew 2:9 They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went ... Matthew 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and...
Luke
Luke 2:4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to David’s city, which is... Luke 2:11 For there is born to you today, in David’s city, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:15 When the angels went away from them into the sky, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Be...
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