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they lived in Bethlehem
There is no existing census of the size of the town of Bethlehem in 3 BC. It is estimated that several hundred people lived there at that time.
It is likely that Anne never lived in Bethlehem.
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Bethlehem
It is said that he was born in Bethlehem. Many people today do not believe that Jesus actually existed. One thing is true, though. We read from the Bible that He was born in Bethlehem, Judaea. That is around the Jerusalem area. That is the place people think He was born.
Bethlehem is the biblical birth place of Our Lord.
A news feature from the German ddp agency says that Bethlehem's mayor Batarseh gave a number of about 1.25 million for the year 2008 ("Bethlehem - Keiner will Ronis Krippenfiguren", focus.de, 21.12.2008).
People in Bethlehem
If you are referring to the Biblical city of Bethlehem in Israel, yes, there are a handful of Mormons in Bethlehem. Mormons are forbidden from proselyting in Israel, however, so it is difficult for the Church to grow there.
First it was Bethlehem then it was Nazareth.