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Bible Photographs

  • Contents

  • Introduction

  • Overview

  • 1. Nile River and Egypt

  • 2. Mount Sinai (Horeb) and the Sinai Wilderness

  • 3. Judean Wilderness

  • 4. Kadesh-barnea

  • 5. Tombs of the Patriarchs

  • 6. Judean Hill Country

  • 7. Bethlehem

  • 8. Jerusalem

  • 9. Temple of Herod

  • 10. Steps to the Temple

  • 11. Mount of Olives

  • 12. Garden of Gethsemane

  • 13. Golgotha

  • 14. Garden Tomb

  • 15. Jericho

  • 16. Shiloh

  • 17. Shechem

  • 18. Dothan in Samaria

  • 19. Caesarea and the Plain of Sharon to Carmel

  • 20. Joppa

  • 21. Jezreel Valley

  • 22. Mount Tabor

  • 23. Sea of Galilee and the Mount of Beatitudes

  • 24. Capernaum

  • 25. Jordan River

  • 26. Caesarea Philippi

  • 27. Nazareth

  • 28. Dan

  • 29. Athens

  • 30. Corinth

  • 31. Ephesus

  • 32. Isle of Patmos

7. Bethlehem


7. Bethlehem

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Bethlehem

This photograph shows rocky hills and shepherds’ fields in the foreground, with the modern city of Bethlehem in the background.

Significant Events: Rachel was buried near here (Gen. 35:16–20). Ruth and Boaz lived here (Ruth 1:19–2:4). King David was born and anointed king here (1 Sam. 16:1–13). The Savior was born here, and the shepherds and the Wise Men worshipped Him (Matt. 2:1–11; Luke 2:4–16). (See BD Bethlehem.)