House of Bread

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House of Bread is the literal meaning of the name Bethlehem, a historic town in the Levant revered in Jewish and Christian traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literalMeaning
appearsIn Christian hymns
Jewish teachings
biblical commentaries
religious sermons
associatedScripturalReference Luke 2:4-7
Matthew 2:1
Book of Micah
surface form: Micah 5:2
associatedWithConcept bread
nourishment
provision
associatedWithRegion Levant region
surface form: Levant
associatedWithReligion Christianity
Judaism
category Biblical toponyms
Hebrew-language terms
connotation divine provision
messianic expectation
spiritual nourishment
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Christianity
surface form: Christians

Jews
hasEtymologicalRoot Hebrew word "bayit" (house)
Hebrew word "lechem" (bread)
isToponymicMeaningOf Bethlehem
surface form: ancient town of Bethlehem

modern city of Bethlehem
language Hebrew
linkedToEvent birth of Jesus
linkedToFigure King David
literalMeaningOf Bethlehem
mentionedInContextOf New Testament
Bible
surface form: Old Testament
refersTo Bethlehem
relatedTerm Bethlehem
surface form: Bethlehem Ephrathah

Bethlehem
surface form: Bethlehem of Judea
semanticField food
home
hospitality
symbolismInChristianity Jesus as the bread of life
symbolismInJudaism land of sustenance
transliteration Bethlehem
surface form: Beit Lechem

Beth Lehem
usedAs name of Christian ministries
name of churches
name of religious charities
preachingTheme
symbolicNameForBethlehem
title of religious books
usedIn biblicalStudies
religiousEducation
theologicalDiscourse

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Bethlehem meaningOfName House of Bread