{"id":9808,"date":"2026-09-06T13:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T13:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.elementcore.co\/CICTS\/?p=9808"},"modified":"2026-09-06T13:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T13:38:22","slug":"references-for-bethlehem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.elementcore.co\/CICTS\/references-for-bethlehem\/","title":{"rendered":"References for Bethlehem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Christian Information Center \u00b7 Biblical References<\/div>\n

Main Biblical References for Bethlehem & its Surroundings<\/h1>\n

A clear, easy-to-browse presentation of the principal biblical references connected with Bethlehem, Beit Sahour and nearby biblical sites.<\/p>\n

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5<\/strong>Biblical site groups<\/span><\/div>\n
Old & New<\/strong>Testament references<\/span><\/div>\n
1 page<\/strong>Original source document<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Bethlehem & its Surroundings in Scripture<\/div>\n

From the patriarchs and David to the Nativity and the early Church<\/h2>\n

The biblical references of Bethlehem and its surroundings connect the region with Rachel, David, the prophecy and birth of the Messiah, the Shepherds\u2019 Fields, Solomon\u2019s works and important events in the Acts of the Apostles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nreference groups covering Bethlehem, Beit Sahour, the Pools of Solomon, the Fountain of Philip and Jaffa\u2013Joppe\u2013Lydda.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Browse by biblical site<\/div>\n
Bethlehem<\/a>
\nBeit Sahour \u00b7 Shepherds\u2019 Fields<\/a>
\nPools of Solomon \u00b7 Ortas<\/a>
\nFountain of Philip<\/a>
\nJaffa \u00b7 Joppe \u00b7 Lydda<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Biblical References by Site<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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\nBethlehem<\/strong>Ephrata \u00b7 House of Bread \u00b7 Fruitful<\/small><\/span>
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Genesis 35:19; 48:7<\/div>\n
Tomb of Rachel.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Judges 17:7\u201313<\/div>\n
Country of the Levite, in the service of Micah.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1 Chronicles 2:51<\/div>\n
Origins of David.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1 Samuel 16:1<\/div>\n
David is anointed king by Samuel.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Micah 5:1<\/div>\n
Prophecy of the birth of the Messiah.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Samuel 23:14<\/div>\n
Occupied by the Philistines.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Chronicles 11:6<\/div>\n
Fortified by Rehoboam.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Luke 2:1\u201321<\/div>\n
Birth of our Lord Jesus in Bethlehem.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Matthew 2:1\u201318<\/div>\n
The infancy narrative in Bethlehem, including the visit of the Magi and the Holy Innocents.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John 7:41\u201342<\/div>\n
Bethlehem is identified as the town of David.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
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\nBeit Sahour<\/strong>The Shepherds\u2019 Fields<\/small><\/span>
\n\u2304<\/span><\/summary>\n
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Ruth<\/div>\n
History of Ruth and Boaz.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Luke 2:8\u201321<\/div>\n
The Shepherds\u2019 Fields and the announcement of the Nativity.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
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\nPools of Solomon<\/strong>Ortas \u00b7 Hortus Conclusus<\/small><\/span>
\n\u2304<\/span><\/summary>\n
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Song of Songs 4:12<\/div>\n
Hortus Conclusus \u2014 the enclosed garden.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ecclesiastes 2:4<\/div>\n
The work of Solomon.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
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\nFountain of Philip<\/strong>Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch<\/small><\/span>
\n\u2304<\/span><\/summary>\n
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Acts 8:26\u201340<\/div>\n
Philip baptizes a eunuch of Ethiopia.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
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\nJaffa \u00b7 Joppe \u00b7 Lydda<\/strong>From the tribe of Dan to Jonah and the Acts of the Apostles<\/small><\/span>
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Joshua 19:40\u201346<\/div>\n
Territory of the tribe of Dan.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Chronicles 2:10\u201315<\/div>\n
Construction material for the Temple arrives.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Esther 3:7<\/div>\n
Reference listed in the original CICTS document.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1 Maccabees 12:24\u201334<\/div>\n
Simon in Philistia.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Acts 9:32\u201335<\/div>\n
Peter cures a paralytic at Lydda.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Acts 9:36\u201343<\/div>\n
Peter raises a woman to life at Jaffa.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jonah 1:3<\/div>\n
History of Jonah.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n
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Christian Information Center \u00b7 Biblical References Main Biblical References for Bethlehem & its Surroundings A clear, easy-to-browse presentation of the principal biblical references connected with Bethlehem, Beit Sahour and nearby biblical sites. 5Biblical site groups Old & NewTestament references 1 pageOriginal source document Bethlehem & its Surroundings in Scripture From the patriarchs and David to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biblical-references"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.elementcore.co\/CICTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.elementcore.co\/CICTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.elementcore.co\/CICTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.elementcore.co\/CICTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.elementcore.co\/CICTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9808"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.elementcore.co\/CICTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9809,"href":"https:\/\/sites.elementcore.co\/CICTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9808\/revisions\/9809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.elementcore.co\/CICTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.elementcore.co\/CICTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.elementcore.co\/CICTS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}