Genesis 35:19
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
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Bethlehem
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John 7:42
Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
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Βηθλεέμ
Bēthleém · bayth-leh-em'
8 times translated as this KJV form8 total Strong's occurrences
Bethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine
Strong's KJV usage: :--Bethlehem.
Strong's first: Matthew 2:1Strong's last: John 7:42
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Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
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He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
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The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.
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The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.
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And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,
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But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
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Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
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And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
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And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
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And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
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Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
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And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
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And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
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Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
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bethlehem
BETH'LEHEM, noun [Heb. the house of food or bread.]
1. A town or village in Judea, about six miles south-east of Jerusalem; famous for its being the place of Christ's nativity.
2. A hospital for lunatics; corrupted into bedlam.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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