Bethlehem

Interior of the Church of the Nativity

Location

Bethlehem is a Palestinian city on the West Bank. It is most famous as the place where Jesus was born. (See Gospel of Matthew chapter 2.) It is five miles from Jerusalem and has been under Israeli occupation since 1967.

Bethlehem Media

Gerard van Honthorst - Adoration of the Shepherds (1622)
A 1698 sketch by Cornelis de Bruijn
A painting of Bethlehem by Vasily Polenov, 1882
Bethlehem, from an 1810 illustration by Luigi Mayer
AN AERIAL PHOTO OF THE CITY BETHLEHEM. צילום אויר של העיר בית לחם.
2018 United Nations map of the area, showing the Israeli occupation arrangements.
1927 stamp from the Mandatory Palestine period, showcasing Rachel's Tomb (or Bilal bin Rabah Mosque) in Bethlehem
Die Mauer von Bethlehem, Ecke Hebron Road und Manger Street

Other websites

Media related to Bethlehem at Wikimedia Commons

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