1. Bethlehem — A town in the territory of Judah, about 8 km south of Jerusalem; birthplace of David and site of Rachel's burial; also called Ephrath/Ephrathah (Gen 35:19; Mic 5:1). A second, lesser-known Bethlehem exists in the territory of Zebulun (Josh 19:15). 41×
AR["بَيْت-لَحْم","بَيْتَ-لَحْم","بَيْتَ-لَحْمَ","بَيْتُ-لَحْمَ","بَيْتِ-لَحْمَ","مِن-بَيْتِ-لَحْمِ","مِنْ-بَيْتَ-لَحْمَ"]·ben["বেথলেহম","বৈথ-লেহেমের","বৈথলেহম","বৈৎলেহম","বৈৎলেহম-","বৈৎলেহম-থেকে","বৈৎলেহমে","বৈৎলেহমের","বৈৎলেহেম-থেকে","বৈৎলেহেমের"]·DE["Bet-Lechem","Beth-Lechem","Bethlehem","[ביתלחם]","von-Beit-Lechem","von-Beth-Lechem"]·EN["Beit-Lechem","Beth-Lechem","Bethlehem","Beyt-Lechem","from-Beit-Lechem","from-Beth-Lechem"]·FR["Beth-Lechem","Beth-Léhem","Bethléem","Bethléhem","de-Beit-Lechem","de-Beth-Lechem"]·heb["בית לחם","בית-לחם","ביתלחם","מ-בית לחם","מ-בית-לחם"]·HI["बयत-लेचेम","बयत-लेचेम-मेइन","बयत-लेचेम-से","बेतलहम","बैत-लेचेम","बैतलहम","बैतलहम-के","बैतलहम-से"]·ID["Betlehem","dari-Betlehem","ke-Betlehem"]·IT["Bet-Lehem","Beth-Lechem","Bethlehem","Betlemme","[ביתלחם]","da-Beit-Lechem","da-Beth-Lechem"]·jav["Betlehem","Bètlehèm","Bétlehem","hé-Bètléhèm","saking-Bètlehèm","saking-Bètléhèm"]·KO["베들레헴","베들레헴-의","베들레헴에","베들레헴에서","베들레헴에서-","베들레헴의","베들레헴이다"]·PT["Beit-Lachem","Beit-Lahem","Beit-Lechem","Beit-Lehem","Beit-Lekhem","Beyt-Lechem","de-Beit-Lechem"]·RU["Бейт-Лехем","Бейт-Лехема","Бет-Лехема","Вифлеем","Вифлеем-","в-Бейт-Лехем","в-Бейт-Лехеме","из-Бейт-Лехема","из-Вейт-Лехема"]·ES["Belén","Bet-Lehem","Bet-Lejem","Bet-Léjem","de-Belén","de-Bet-Léjem"]·SW["Beth-Lechem","Bethlehemu","kutoka-Bethlehemu","wa-Bethlehemu"]·TR["-den-Beytlehem","Beytlehem","Beytlehem'den","Beytlehem'in","Beytlehem-de","Beytlehem-den","Beytlehem-e","Beytlehmin"]·urd["بیت-لحم","بیت-لحم-سے","بیت-لحم-میں۔","بیت-لحم-کے","بیت-لحم۔"]
Gen 35:19, Gen 48:7, Josh 19:15, Judg 12:8, Judg 12:10, Judg 17:7, Judg 17:8, Judg 17:9, Judg 19:1, Judg 19:2, Judg 19:18, Judg 19:18 (+29 more)
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם41 n.pr.loc. 1. in Judah (place of bread (food), mod. Arabic بَيْت لَحْم, place of meat), 2 hours south of Jerusalem; birth-place of David;—בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם Ru 1:19 + 11 times; בּ׳־לֶחֶם 1 S 20:6 + 9 times; בֵּית לָ֑חֶם Ju 12:8 = 11 times + Gn 35:19; 48:7, where הוא בית לחם is a gloss, v. אֶפְרָ֫תָה" dir="rtl" >אֶפְרָ֫תָה, p. 68; בּ׳־לָ֑חֶם 1 S 17:15 + 3 times;—as cstr. בּ׳ לֶ֫חֶם…