Name Meaning and Biblical Context of Bethlehem
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| Meaning | House of bread. | ||
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The Biblical baby name Bethlehem is Hebrew in origin and it's meaning is house of bread.
Bethlehem is pronounced bayth-leh'-hem. Bethlehem is the name of a town in Palestine. This is the setting for many events in the Bible. Rachel died in Bethlehem, while giving birth to her son Benjamin and was buried there. Ruth was a native of Bethlehem. David was born and was anointed king of Israel in Bethlehem. It was in Bethlehem that Jesus Christ was born, aznd it was here that he was visited by the shepherds and the wisemen. Genesis 48:7; Ruth 1:19; 1 Samuel 17:12; Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:15-17 Strong's concordance H1035 and G965 |
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