A town in Palestine, historically significant as the birthplace of Jesus Christ in Christian tradition; also a name for other towns.
From Hebrew 'Beit Lechem' meaning House of Bread. The name reflects the town's agricultural importance in ancient Palestine.
Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, built in 330 AD and still standing, is one of the oldest continuously occupied churches in the world—archaeologists found it so sacred that even invading armies left it untouched.
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