Bethlehem Definition

bĕthlĭ-hĕm, -lē-əm
proper name
Ancient town in Judea; traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Jesus (Matt. 2:1): now a town in the West Bank.
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pronoun

A city in Palestine, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus.

1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version) Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.
Wiktionary
noun

(architecture) In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the Eucharist is made.

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Synonyms:
  • Bethlehem-Judah
  • Bethlehem Ephrathah
  • Bayt Lahm
other
A town in the West Bank south of Jerusalem. It is the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
American Heritage
A city of eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River north-northwest of Philadelphia. It is an important steel-producing center and the site of Moravian College (established 1742) and Lehigh University (1865).
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Origin of Bethlehem

  • From the Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleem) from the Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bet léchem).

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Bethlehem Sentence Examples

  • Provence about 360, but he spent the early part of his life in the monastery of Bethlehem with his friend Germanus, and his affinities were always Eastern rather than Western.

  • There are also carriage roads to Bethlehem, Hebron and Jericho, and a road to Nablus was in course of construction in 1909.

  • Elhanan of Bethlehem slew the giant Goliath of Gath, and David's own brother Shimei (or Shammah) overthrew a monster who could boast of twenty-four fingers and toes.

  • When Jerome came to Bethlehem in 386, the friendship formed at Aquileia was renewed.

  • In the eastern districts of Harrismith, Bethlehem, Ficksburg and Ladybrand the Basutos are largely concentrated.

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