Beth Lehem
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Beth Lehem is a transliteration of the Hebrew name commonly rendered as Bethlehem, an ancient town of major biblical and historical significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beth Lehem canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
biblical location ⓘ transliteration ⓘ |
| appearsInBook |
1 Samuel
ⓘ
Book of Ruth ⓘ Gospels ⓘ Micah ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King David
ⓘ
Naomi ⓘ Ruth ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Near Eastern cities
ⓘ
Biblical towns ⓘ Places in the Bible ⓘ |
| distanceFromJerusalem | about 8 kilometers south ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
beth (house)
ⓘ
lechem (bread) ⓘ |
| hasModernCounterpart |
Bethlehem
ⓘ
surface form:
Bethlehem in the West Bank
|
| hasNameForm | Bethlehem ⓘ |
| hasVariantSpelling |
Bethlehem
ⓘ
surface form:
Beth-lehem
Bethlehem ⓘ
surface form:
Bethlehem of Judah
|
| historicalPeriod | Iron Age Levant ⓘ |
| knownFor |
City of David archaeological area
ⓘ
surface form:
City of David
birthplace of Jesus according to the New Testament ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Judea
ⓘ
Ancient Israel ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Israel
|
| locatedInModernEntity | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| meaning | House of Bread ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
New Testament ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| prophecyAssociatedWith | Micah 5:2 ⓘ |
| region |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInChristianity | traditional birthplace of Jesus ⓘ |
| roleInJudaism | hometown of King David ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left in Hebrew ⓘ |
| traditionalSiteOf |
Church of the Nativity
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of the Nativity (later Christian tradition)
|
| transliterationOf |
Bethlehem
ⓘ
surface form:
בֵּית לֶחֶם
|
| typeOfSignificance |
biblical significance
ⓘ
historical significance ⓘ religious significance ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Hebrew alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.