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Bethlehem holds significant historical and theological importance in the biblical narrative, being the birthplace of King David and, according to the New Testament, Jesus Christ.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b>David's Ancestry and Early Life:</b><br> Bethlehem is most notably recognized as the hometown of David, the youngest son of Jesse, who was anointed by the prophet Samuel to be king over Israel. The Bible records, "Now David was the son of the Ephrathite from Bethlehem in Judah, the man named Jesse, who had eight sons" (<a href="/1_samuel/17-12.htm">1 Samuel 17:12</a>). David's association with Bethlehem is foundational to his identity as a "Beth-lehemite."<br><br>2. <b>The House of Jesse:</b><br> Jesse, David's father, is frequently identified as a Beth-lehemite. In <a href="/1_samuel/16.htm">1 Samuel 16:1</a>, the Lord instructs Samuel, "Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected a king for Myself from among his sons" . This passage underscores the significance of Bethlehem as the origin of Israel's future king.<br><br>3. <b>The Lineage of Jesus:</b><br> The prophetic significance of Bethlehem is highlighted in the prophecy of Micah, which foretells the birthplace of the Messiah: "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times" (<a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a>). This prophecy is fulfilled in the New Testament with the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, as recorded in <a href="/matthew/2.htm">Matthew 2:1</a> and <a href="/luke/2-4.htm">Luke 2:4-7</a>.<br><br>4. <b>The Story of Ruth:</b><br> The Book of Ruth also ties Bethlehem to the lineage of David. Ruth, a Moabite woman, becomes the great-grandmother of David through her marriage to Boaz, a prominent Beth-lehemite. <a href="/ruth/1-22.htm">Ruth 1:22</a> states, "So Naomi returned from the land of Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. They arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest" . This narrative further cements Bethlehem's role in the Davidic line.<br><br>5. <b>Bethlehem in the Time of the Judges:</b><br> During the period of the Judges, Bethlehem is mentioned in the context of the account of the Levite and his concubine. <a href="/judges/19.htm">Judges 19:1-2</a> notes, "In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite living in a remote part of the hill country of Ephraim took a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah" . This account, while tragic, illustrates the town's existence and its inhabitants' interactions during a tumultuous period in Israel's history.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context:</b><br><br>Bethlehem, meaning "House of Bread," was a small but significant town in ancient Israel. Its strategic location near the main trade routes contributed to its historical prominence. The town's fertile surroundings made it an ideal place for agriculture, particularly grain production, which is reflected in its name.<br><br>Bethlehem's role as the birthplace of David and Jesus has made it a focal point of Christian theology and pilgrimage. The town's prophetic and historical connections to the lineage of David and the birth of the Messiah underscore its enduring significance in the biblical narrative.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b><br><br>The term "Beth-lehemite" encapsulates the rich historical and theological heritage of Bethlehem as a pivotal location in the biblical account. From the anointing of David to the birth of Jesus, Bethlehem's legacy as a town of divine promise and fulfillment continues to resonate throughout Scripture.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">BETH-LEHEMITE</span><p>beth'-le-hem-it (beth ha-lachmi): An inhabitant of Bethlehem, a town in Judah, 5 miles South of Jerusalem. Jesse is so named in <a href="/1_samuel/16-18.htm">1 Samuel 16:18</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/17-58.htm">1 Samuel 17:58</a>, and Elhanan in <a href="/2_samuel/21-19.htm">2 Samuel 21:19</a>. The children of Bethlehem are referred to in <a href="/ezra/2-21.htm">Ezra 2:21</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-26.htm">Nehemiah 7:26</a>; 1 Esdras 5:17.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1022.htm"><span class="l">1022. Beth Hallachmi -- an inhabitant of Bethlehem</span></a><br><b>...</b> an inhabitant of Bethlehem. Transliteration: Beth Hallachmi Phonetic Spelling:<br> (bayth hal-lakh-mee') Short Definition: <b>Bethlehemite</b>. <b>...</b> <b>Bethlehemite</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1022.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/renan/the_life_of_jesus/chapter_xv_commencement_of_the.htm"><span class="l">Commencement of the Legends Concerning Jesus --His Own Idea of his <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> objection. Perhaps it did not present itself in Galilee, where the idea that<br> the son of David should be a <b>Bethlehemite</b> was less spread. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../renan/the life of jesus/chapter xv commencement of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/newman/parochial_and_plain_sermons_vol_viii/sermon_iv_the_call_of.htm"><span class="l">The Call of David.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 1. David was the son of a <b>Bethlehemite</b>, one among the families of Israel, with nothing<br> apparently to recommend him to God; the youngest of his brethren, and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol viii/sermon iv the call of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/david/sermon_v_friendship_or_david.htm"><span class="l">Friendship; Or, David and Jonathan</span></a> <br><b>...</b> killing Goliath, and coming back to Saul with the giant's head in his hand, and<br> answering modestly to him, 'I am the son of thy servant Jesse the <b>Bethlehemite</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/david/sermon v friendship or david.htm</font><p><a href="/library/yonge/the_chosen_people/lesson_vi_the_kingdom_of.htm"><span class="l">The Kingdom of all Israel.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> while an evil spirit was permittted to trouble his soul, Samuel's last great act<br> was to anoint the youngest son of Jesse the <b>Bethlehemite</b>, the great grandchild <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson vi the kingdom of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/the_shepherd-king.htm"><span class="l">The Shepherd-King</span></a> <br><b>...</b> fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the <b>Beth</b>-<b>lehemite</b>: for<br> I have provided Me a king among his sons.2. And Samuel said, How can I go? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the shepherd-king.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/davids_victory_over_the_giant.htm"><span class="l">David's victory Over the Giant</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Then one of the young men said, "I have seen a son of Jesse the <b>Bethlehemite</b> who<br> is a skilled musician, a strong and able man, a soldier, careful in speech <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sherman/the childrens bible/davids victory over the giant.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gerberding/the_way_of_salvation_in_the_lutheran_church/chapter_vii_judges_and_ruth.htm"><span class="l">Judges and Ruth.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> (2) Boaz the rich <b>Bethlehemite</b> accepting this strange woman in an illustration of<br> the redemptive work of Jesus. The Key-words are love and faith. Analysis. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the way of salvation in the lutheran church/chapter vii judges and ruth.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lathbury/childs_story_of_the_bible/chapter_xx_the_power_of.htm"><span class="l">The Power of a Pebble.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> said,. "Whose son art thou, thou young man?" and David answered,. "I am<br> the son of thy servant Jesse, the <b>Bethlehemite</b>.". And Saul <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xx the power of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hengstenberg/christology_of_the_old_testament/history_of_the_interpretation.htm"><span class="l">History of the Interpretation.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Bethlehem is mentioned here as the birth-place of the Messiah indirectly only,"in<br> so far only as the Messiah was to be descended from David the <b>Bethlehemite</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/history of the interpretation.htm</font><p><a href="/library/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/xv_the_child_jesus_brought.htm"><span class="l">The Child Jesus Brought from Egypt to Nazareth.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now, Nazareth, if derived from netzer, answered to its name, and was a despised<br> place ( John 1:45, 46), and Jesus, though in truth a <b>Bethlehemite</b>, bore the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xv the child jesus brought.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/b/bethlehemite.htm"><span class="l"><b>Bethlehemite</b> (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>BETH</b>-<b>LEHEMITE</b>. beth'-le-hem-it (beth ha-lachmi): An inhabitant of Bethlehem, a town<br> in Judah, 5 miles South of Jerusalem. <b>...</b><b>Bethlehemite</b> (4 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bethlehemite.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/beth-lehemite.htm"><span class="l"><b>Beth</b>-<b>lehemite</b> (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>Beth</b>-<b>lehemite</b>. <b>Bethlehemite</b>, <b>Beth</b>-<b>lehemite</b>. Bethlehemjudah . Int. <b>...</b> (ASV BBE JPS<br> WBS YLT). <b>Bethlehemite</b>, <b>Beth</b>-<b>lehemite</b>. Bethlehemjudah . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/beth-lehemite.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jaareoregim.htm"><span class="l">Jaareoregim (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary Forests of the weavers, a <b>Bethlehemite</b> (2 Samuel<br> 21:19), and the father of Elhanan, who slew Goliath. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jaareoregim.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jaare-oregim.htm"><span class="l">Jaare-oregim (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary Forests of the weavers, a <b>Bethlehemite</b> (2 Samuel<br> 21:19), and the father of Elhanan, who slew Goliath. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jaare-oregim.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/elhanan.htm"><span class="l">Elhanan (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 19) it is recorded that "Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a <b>Bethlehemite</b>, slew the <b>...</b><br> at Gob; and Elhanan, the son of Jaare-oregim the <b>Beth</b>-<b>lehemite</b>, slew Goliath <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/elhanan.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jesse.htm"><span class="l">Jesse (45 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> There seem to be three main veins in the narrative, so far as Jesse is concerned.<br> (1) In 1 Samuel 16:1-13, where Jesse is called the <b>Bethlehemite</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jesse.htm - 32k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/dodo.htm"><span class="l">Dodo (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> He was the same with Dodai mentioned in 1 Chronicles 27:4. (3.) A <b>Bethlehemite</b>,<br> and father of Elhanan, who was one of David's thirty heroes (2 Samuel 23:24). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dodo.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bethlehem.htm"><span class="l">Bethlehem (49 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. David the <b>Bethlehemite</b>: Ruth, famous chiefly as the ancestress of David, and<br> of the Messiah, settled in Bethlehem with her second husband Boaz, and it is <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bethlehem.htm - 31k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/beth-lehem.htm"><span class="l">Beth-lehem (49 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Bethlehem, Beth-lehem. <b>Bethlehemite</b> . <b>...</b> Whose son art thou, thou young man?' And<br> David answered: 'I am the son of thy servant Jesse the <b>Beth</b>-<b>lehemite</b>.' (Root in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/beth-lehem.htm - 21k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bethlehemjudah.htm"><span class="l">Bethlehemjudah (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bethlehemjudah.htm - 9k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Russia-end-times.html">Does the Bible say anything about Russia in relation to the end times? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/tribe-of-Naphtali.html">What can we learn from the tribe of Naphtali? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bethel-in-the-Bible.html">What is the significance of Bethel in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Beth-lehemite (4 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1</a></span><br />And Jehovah said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go: I will send thee to Jesse the <span class="boldtext">Beth-lehemite</span>; for I have provided me a king among his sons. <br /><span class="source">(ASV BBE JPS WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-18.htm">1 Samuel 16:18</a></span><br />Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the <span class="boldtext">Beth-lehemite</span>, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Jehovah is with him. <br /><span class="source">(ASV BBE JPS WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-58.htm">1 Samuel 17:58</a></span><br />And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the <span class="boldtext">Beth-lehemite</span>. <br /><span class="source">(ASV DBY JPS WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/21-19.htm">2 Samuel 21:19</a></span><br />And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim the <span class="boldtext">Beth-lehemite</span> slew Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. <br /><span class="source">(ASV BBE JPS WBS YLT)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/beth-lehemite.htm">Beth-Lehemite</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/receiveth.htm">Receiveth (48 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/beth-lehemite.htm">Beth-lehemite (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/whore.htm">Whore (14 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bethlehem-judah.htm">Bethlehem-judah (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/thence.htm">Thence (152 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/comest.htm">Comest (50 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/ruled.htm">Ruled (84 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sojourn.htm">Sojourn (51 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/whence.htm">Whence (84 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/b/bethlehemite.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Bethlehemite"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Bethlehemite" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/b/bethlehemjudah.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Bethlehemjudah"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Bethlehemjudah" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>