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'''Bethlehem''' is a town 5 miles south of [[Jerusalem]], just off the main road to [[Hebron]]. It is surrounded by fertile lands, cornfields, fig and [[olive]] yards and vineyards. Bethlehem does not have a great supply with water, though for many centuries the a low level [[aqueduct]] from Solomon's Pools has been used by the inhabitants. Bethlehem was the birthplace of [[Jesus]]<ref>Matthew 2:1-5</ref><ref>Luke 2:4-25</ref> and Herod's "massacre of the innocents"<ref>Matthew 2:8-16</ref>.
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[[File:Bethlehem, Church of the Nativity.JPG|thumb|Church of the Nativity.]]
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'''Bethlehem''' meaning "House of Bread" is a town of the [[West Bank]], 5 miles south of [[Jerusalem]] and just off the main road to [[Hebron]]. It is surrounded by fertile lands, cornfields, fig and [[olive]] yards and vineyards. Bethlehem does not have a great supply with water, though for many centuries the a low level [[aqueduct]] from [[Solomon]]'s Pools has been used by the inhabitants. Bethlehem was the birthplace of [[Jesus]]<ref>[[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 2:1-5</ref><ref>[[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 2:4-25</ref> and the location of [[Herod the Great|Herod]]'s "massacre of the innocents".<ref>Matthew 2:8-16</ref>
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In 2012 the [[Church of the Nativity]], the site where Jesus was born and undoubtedly one of the most important locations on [[earth]], was finally deemed a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]] a whole 36 years after World Heritage Sites began getting named.<ref>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/896/ UNESCO: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route in Bethlehem, Palestine, inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List along with sites from Israel, Palau, Indonesia and Morocco] June 29, 2012</ref>
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==External links==
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* http://scriptures.lds.org/en/biblephotos/7 Photographs of Scriptural Sites: Bethlehem, scriptures.lds.org
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==References==
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[[Category:Israeli Cities and Towns]]
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[[Category:Biblical Places]]

Revision as of 03:09, July 13, 2016

Church of the Nativity.

Bethlehem meaning "House of Bread" is a town of the West Bank, 5 miles south of Jerusalem and just off the main road to Hebron. It is surrounded by fertile lands, cornfields, fig and olive yards and vineyards. Bethlehem does not have a great supply with water, though for many centuries the a low level aqueduct from Solomon's Pools has been used by the inhabitants. Bethlehem was the birthplace of Jesus[1][2] and the location of Herod's "massacre of the innocents".[3]

In 2012 the Church of the Nativity, the site where Jesus was born and undoubtedly one of the most important locations on earth, was finally deemed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO a whole 36 years after World Heritage Sites began getting named.[4]

External links

References

  1. Matthew 2:1-5
  2. Luke 2:4-25
  3. Matthew 2:8-16
  4. UNESCO: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route in Bethlehem, Palestine, inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List along with sites from Israel, Palau, Indonesia and Morocco June 29, 2012