Bethlehem

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biblical city city human settlement

Bethlehem is an ancient town in the West Bank historically revered as the birthplace of Jesus and a major center of Christian pilgrimage.

Aliases (10)

Bethlehem Ephrathah ×2
Bethlehem of Judea ×2
Beit Lechem ×1
Bethlehem Municipality ×1
Bethlehem area ×1
Bethlehem in Judah ×1
Bethlehem municipal buildings ×1
Bethlehem municipality ×1
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem ×1
ancient town of Bethlehem ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical city → city → human settlement →
biblicalName	Bethlehem Ephrathah → Bethlehem of Judea →
celebrates	Christmas as major festival →
country	State of Palestine →
distanceFromJerusalem	about 10 km →
economySector	handicrafts → tourism →
elevation	about 775 m above sea level →
famousFor	Christian pilgrimage → Church of the Nativity → Manger Square →
governedBy	Bethlehem Municipality →
hasChristianCommunity	yes →
hasEvent	annual Christmas Eve celebrations →
hasLandmark	Church of the Nativity → Milk Grotto → Shepherds’ Field (nearby Beit Sahour) →
hasMinorityLanguage	English → Hebrew →
hasMuslimCommunity	yes →
historicalRegion	Judea →
knownFor	mother-of-pearl handicrafts → olive wood carvings →
locatedIn	Levant → Middle East → Palestine → West Bank →
locatedSouthOf	Jerusalem →
majorReligion	Christianity → Islam →
mayorTitle	Mayor of Bethlehem →
meaningOfName	House of Bread →
mentionedIn	Gospels of Matthew and Luke → New Testament →
nearbyCity	Jerusalem →
nearbyTown	Beit Jala → Beit Sahour →
partOf	Bethlehem Governorate →
pilgrimageDestinationFor	Christians worldwide →
populationEstimate	around 25,000–30,000 inhabitants →
primaryLanguage	Arabic → Palestinian Arabic →
religionSignificance	Christianity → Islam → Judaism →
reveredAs	birthplace of Jesus →
timeZone	Eastern European Time →
timeZoneDST	Eastern European Summer Time →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	cultural →
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	2012 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem →

Referenced by (62)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bethlehem Governorate → Holy Land → Judean Mountains → Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) →	contains
Beit Jala → Herodium → Monastery of Saint Sabas (Mar Saba) → Shepherds’ Field →	locatedNear
Jerome → Jesse → Jesse ("Bethlehem in Judah") → John Cassian →	residence
Kingdom of Judah → Palestine → Palestinian →	hasMajorCity
Church of the Nativity → Manger Square → Milk Grotto →	locatedIn
Joseph the Betrothed → Nitzevet bat Adael →	associatedPlace
Feast of the Holy Innocents → Saint Joseph →	associatedWith
Bethlehem ("Bethlehem of Judea") → Bethlehem ("Bethlehem Ephrathah") →	biblicalName
Jesus Christ → King David →	birthPlace
Judea → West Bank →	containsCity
Bethlehem ("Bethlehem Municipality") → Manger Square ("Bethlehem municipality") →	governedBy
Manger Square ("Bethlehem municipal buildings") → Shepherds’ Field →	near
House of Bread ("Bethlehem of Judea") → House of Bread ("Bethlehem Ephrathah") →	relatedTerm
Book of Ruth → Gospel infancy narratives →	setIn
Bethlehem Governorate →	administrativeCenter
Joseph →	associatedWithPlace
Bethlehem Governorate →	capital
Jerusalem liturgical tradition →	centeredOn
Jerome →	deathPlace
Beit Jala →	governorateCapital
Al-Quds University →	hasCampus
Bethlehem Governorate →	hasHistoricCity
Nativity of Christ →	hasPlace
Palestine →	hasSacredCity
Shepherds’ Field ("Bethlehem area") →	hasViewOf
House of Bread ("ancient town of Bethlehem") →	isToponymicMeaningOf
House of Bread →	literalMeaningOf
Monastery of Saint Sabas (Mar Saba) →	locatedEastOf
Flight into Egypt →	origin
Herodium →	overlooks
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine →	proposedInternationalRegimeFor
House of Bread →	refersTo
Protoevangelium of James →	setting
Tribe of Judah →	traditionalTerritory
House of Bread ("Beit Lechem") →	transliteration
Judah son of Jacob →	tribalTerritoryLaterIncluded
Bern →	twinCity
Bethlehem ("Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem") →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Magi →	visitLocation
Banksy →	workLocation