Bethlehem

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Efrat (that is, Beit-Lechem).

"Now as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died suddenly, as we were traveling through the land of Kena'an, while we were still some distance from Efrat; so I buried her there on the way to Efrat (also known as Beit-Lechem)."

After him Ibtzan of Beit-Lechem judged Isra'el.

Then Ibtzan died and was buried at Beit-Lechem.

So the two of them went on until they came to Beit-Lechem. When they arrived in Beit-Lechem, the whole city was stirred with excitement over them. The women asked, "Can this be Na'omi?"

This is how Na'omi returned, with Rut the woman from Mo'av, her daughter-in-law, accompanying her from the plain of Mo'av. They arrived in Beit-Lechem at the beginning of the barley harvest.

when Bo'az arrived from Beit-Lechem. He said to the reapers, "ADONAI be with you"; and they answered him, "ADONAI bless you."

All the people at the gate and the leaders said, "We are witnesses. May ADONAI make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Le'ah, who between them built up the house of Isra'el. Do worthy deeds in Efrat; become renowned in Beit-Lechem.

Sh'mu'el did what ADONAI said and arrived at Beit-Lechem. The leaders of the city came trembling to meet him and asked, "Are you coming in peace?"

David went back and forth from Sha'ul to pasture his father's sheep at Beit-Lechem.

If your father misses me at all, say, 'David begged me to let him hurry to Beit-Lechem, his city; because it's the annual sacrifice there for his whole family.'

Y'honatan answered Sha'ul, "David begged me to let him go to Beit-Lechem.

They took 'Asah'el and buried him in his father's tomb in Beit-Lechem. Then Yo'av and his men marched all night, so that they reached Hevron at daybreak.

At that time David was in the fortress, and the garrison of the P'lishtim was in Beit-Lechem

David had a craving and said, "I wish someone could give me water to drink from the well by the gate of Beit-Lechem!"

The three warrior-heroes broke through the army of the P'lishtim, drew water from the well by the gate of Beit-Lechem, took it and brought it to David. But he wouldn't drink it. Instead, he poured it out to ADONAI

'Asah'el the brother of Yo'av was one of the thirty, Elchanan the son of Dodo of Beit-Lechem,

At that time David was in the fortress, and the garrison of the P'lishtim was in Beit-Lechem.

David had a craving and said, "I wish someone could give me water to drink from the well by the gate of Beit-Lechem!"

The three broke through the army of the P'lishtim, drew water from the well by the gate of Beit-Lechem, took it and brought it to David. But David would not drink it; instead, he poured it out to ADONAI

There were also these warrior-heroes: 'Asah'el the brother of Yo'av, Elchanan the son of Dodo, from Beit-Lechem,

he built Beit-Lechem, 'Eitam, T'koa,

descendants of Beit-Lechem 123

people of Beit-Lechem and N'tofah 188

and they left there to stay at Kimham's Lodge, near Beit-Lechem, intending to go on to Egypt