Bethlehem

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical city
city
human settlement
biblicalName Bethlehem self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bethlehem Ephrathah

Bethlehem self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 region
surface form: Levant

Middle East
Palestine
West Bank
locatedSouthOf Jerusalem
majorReligion Christianity
Islam
mayorTitle Mayor of Bethlehem
meaningOfName House of Bread
mentionedIn Gospel of Matthew
surface form: Gospels of Matthew and Luke

New Testament
nearbyCity Jerusalem
nearbyTown Beit Jala
Beit Jala
surface form: Beit Sahour
partOf Bethlehem Governorate
pilgrimageDestinationFor Christians worldwide
populationEstimate around 25,000–30,000 inhabitants
primaryLanguage Arabic
Levantine Arabic
surface form: Palestinian Arabic
religionSignificance Christianity
Islam
Judaism
reveredAs birthplace of Jesus
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2012
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Bethlehem self-linksurface differs
surface form: Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem

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Al-Quds University hasCampus Bethlehem
Herodium locatedNear Bethlehem
Herodium overlooks Bethlehem
Palestine hasMajorCity Bethlehem
Palestine hasSacredCity Bethlehem
Banksy workLocation Bethlehem
Kingdom of Judah hasMajorCity Bethlehem
Ibzan burialPlace Bethlehem
Ibzan associatedWithLocation Bethlehem
Levite of Ephraim hasConcubineFrom Bethlehem
this entity surface form: Bethlehem in Judah
Hieronymus diedInPlace Bethlehem
Boaz residence Bethlehem
Boaz residence Bethlehem
this entity surface form: Bethlehem in Judah
Boaz associatedWithPlace Bethlehem
Boaz marriesIn Bethlehem
Obed hasAncestralOrigin Bethlehem
Elimelech residedIn Bethlehem
Elimelech residedIn Bethlehem
this entity surface form: Bethlehem in Judah
Elimelech leftLocation Bethlehem
Mahlon fromPlace Bethlehem
Chilion familyResidence Bethlehem
Chartres twinnedWith Bethlehem
Wise Men visited Bethlehem
Star of Bethlehem leadsTo Bethlehem
Caspar associatedWithPlace Bethlehem
historic Palestine majorCity Bethlehem
Highway 60 connects Bethlehem
Bete Lehem nameMeaning Bethlehem
Municipality of The Hague hasTwinTown Bethlehem
this entity surface form: Betlehem
The First Noël mentions Bethlehem
Book of Ruth setting Bethlehem
Eliab birthPlace Bethlehem
Eliab familyResidence Bethlehem
this entity surface form: Bethlehem in Judah
Abinadab fatherResidence Bethlehem
Abinadab placeOfOrigin Bethlehem
Shammah livedIn Bethlehem