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Bethlehem

Bethlehem

The City of David

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A small town about five miles south of Jerusalem.
Its name means 'house of bread' — it was grain-growing country.
The birthplace of King David, Israel's shepherd-king.
The birthplace of Jesus, foretold by the prophet Micah ~700 years earlier.
The setting of the book of Ruth, a story of loyalty and redemption.

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Illustrations are historically informed reconstructions, not photographs.