Biblical place

Where was Bethlehem?

Small Judean town linked to David, royal memory, and the nativity traditions of Jesus.

First appears in Genesis 35:19 · 14 books · 24 chapters

Overview

Bethlehem is the town of David and, in Christian reading, the birthplace of Jesus, making it one of the Bible’s most symbolically charged small places.

Bethlehem is represented in the local geography layer as Bethlehem. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 35:19 and is mentioned across 14 books, with 52 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

1 Samuel

3 chapter s · 8 verse mentions

Judges

2 chapter s · 7 verse mentions

Ruth

3 chapter s · 7 verse mentions

1 Chronicles

3 chapter s · 7 verse mentions

2 Samuel

3 chapter s · 6 verse mentions

Matthew

1 chapter · 6 verse mentions

Luke

1 chapter · 3 verse mentions

Genesis

2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions

2 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Ezra

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Nehemiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Jeremiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Micah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

John

1 chapter · 1 verse mention