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This Bethlehem entry refers to the town in Zebulun, not the famous Bethlehem of Judah associated with David and Jesus. It is important because it preserves a second, much less prominent Bethlehem in the northern tribal territory. First appears in Josh 19:15.1
AI summary: When readers see Bethlehem, they usually think of Judah, David, and the birth of Jesus, but this entry points to a different place altogether. Its single reference shows that Zebulun also had a town by this name. That makes the page important chiefly for distinction and accuracy rather than for a large narrative role. The cross references present this Bethlehem as a northern settlement whose significance lies in being carefully distinguished from Bethlehem of Judah.1
A city of Zebulun, mentioned only in Josh. 19:15. Now Beit-Lahm, a ruined village about 6 miles west-north-west of Nazareth. 3
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.