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nouna small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
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Definition that contains bethlehem
- jesus a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
- christ a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
- savior a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
- saviour a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
- herod king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)
- redeemer a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
- creche a representation of Christ's nativity in the stable at Bethlehem
- deliverer a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
- ornithogalum pyrenaicum Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
- innocents' day December 28, commemorating Herod's slaughter of the children of Bethlehem