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.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 8 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 8 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 34 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 64 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Bethlehem today

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Bethlehem is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Bethlehem is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Bethlehem

31.704°N · 35.208°E

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