It was called the City of David (David the king of Judea was born in Bethlehem), also it was called Afrata (Bethlehem Afrata) in the old testament, also it was called in the Aramic Language Bet Lekhem (the same Bet Lehem and then to BETHLEHEM)
The towns were called Bethlehem and Canan.
Bethlehem is the biblical birth place of Our Lord.
Today? People in Bethlehem dress in typical Western clothing, like t-shirts and pants.
There are indeed two towns called Bethlehem
Bethlehem.
The City of David
People in Bethlehem
Bethlehem is called the 'City of David,' because he was born there. King David was the 8th and last of Jesse's sons. Jesse lived in Bethlehem.
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