Definition of Bethlehem

1. Noun. A town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production.

Generic synonyms: Town
Group relationships: Keystone State, Pa, Pennsylvania

2. Noun. A small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born.
Exact synonyms: Bayt Lahm, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Bethlehem-judah
Generic synonyms: Town
Group relationships: West Bank

Definition of Bethlehem

1. n. A hospital for lunatics; -- corrupted into bedlam.

Definition of Bethlehem

1. Proper noun. A city in Palestine, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bethlehem

Beta vulgaris rubra
Beta vulgaris vulgaris
Betamax
Betawi
Betelgeuse
Beth
Beth Din
Bethany
Bethe
Bethel
Bethesda
Bethesda-Ballerup Group
Bethesda system
Bethesda unit
Bethesdas
Bethlehem (current term)
Bethlehem-Judah
Bethlehem Ephrathah
Bethphage
Bethune
Bethy
Betjemanesque
Betjemanian
Betke-Kleihauer test
Bets
Betsileo
Betsileos
Betsy
Betsy Griscom Ross
Betsy Ross

Literary usage of Bethlehem

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Bethlehem is mentioned also in Judges as the home of the young Lévite who went to Michas (xvii, 7 sqq.) and of the young woman (xix, l sqq. ..."

2. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1897)
"THE Bethlehem FERRY, 1743-1794. BT JOHN W. JORDAN. The early diaries of the Moravian congregation in Philadelphia contain frequent records of the arrival of ..."

3. The Mythical Interpretation of the Gospels: Critical Studies in the Historic by Thomas James Thorburn (1916)
"GALILEE Bethlehem IT is, perhaps, somewhat remarkable, in view of modern controversies respecting the birth of Jesus, that there should be in Palestine two ..."

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