Judea & Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Bethlehem, West Bank
WHAT HAPPENED HERE
Biblical story
Bethlehem was connected with Ruth and David and later became the birthplace of Jesus Christ.
WHY IT MATTERS
Place in the Bible’s story
The small town joins faithful family life, David’s royal line, prophetic promise, and the Messiah’s humble birth.
THEN & NOW
Understanding the location
Bethlehem remains a living city south of Jerusalem, with ancient traditions centered on Jesus’ birth.
RELATED SCRIPTURE · KJV
Read it in the Bible
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,”
Luke 4:18
“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
Luke 19:10
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