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bethlehem
bethlehem is part of the rich historical narrative of God's dealings with His people in the Old Testament.
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Overview
Explore what the Bible says about bethlehem. This collection of 6 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.
Topical Index
12 sub-topics from Nave's Topical Bible
1. A city southwest of Jerusalem
Judges 17:7Judges 19:18
Called EPHRATAH and EPHRATH
Genesis 48:7Psalms 132:6Micah 5:2
And BETH-LEHEM-JUDAH
Judges 17:7-9Judges 19:1,18Ruth 1:11 Samuel 17:12
Rachel dies and is buried at
Genesis 35:16,19Genesis 48:7
The city of Boaz
Ruth 1:1,19Ruth 2:4Ruth 4
Taken and held by the Philistines
2 Samuel 23:14-16
Jeroboam converts it into a military stronghold
2 Chronicles 11:6
The city of Joseph
Matthew 2:5,6Luke 2:4
Birthplace of Jesus
Micah 5:2Matthew 2Luke 2:4,15
Herod murders the infants of
Matthew 2:16-18
2. A town of Zebulun, six miles west of Nazareth
Joshua 19:15
Israel judged at
Judges 12:10
Key Verses
1
Judges 17:7
1. A city southwest of Jerusalem
2
Genesis 48:7
Called EPHRATAH and EPHRATH
3
Judges 17:7-9
And BETH-LEHEM-JUDAH
4
Genesis 35:16,19
Rachel dies and is buried at
5
Ruth 1:1,19
The city of Boaz
6
2 Samuel 23:14-16
Taken and held by the Philistines
7
2 Chronicles 11:6
Jeroboam converts it into a military stronghold
8
Matthew 2:5,6
The city of Joseph
9
Micah 5:2
Birthplace of Jesus
10
Matthew 2:16-18
Herod murders the infants of