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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>. | + | '''Bethlehem''', from the Hebrew "Bethlehem" meaning arid wasteland of which no good will clearly come" is a town 5 miles south of [[Jerusalem]], just off the main road to [[Hebron]]. It is surrounded by fertile lands, cornfields, fig, tea, 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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Revision as of 01:15, March 24, 2007
Bethlehem, from the Hebrew "Bethlehem" meaning arid wasteland of which no good will clearly come" is a town 5 miles south of Jerusalem, just off the main road to Hebron. It is surrounded by fertile lands, cornfields, fig, tea, 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 Herod's "massacre of the innocents"[3].
