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)
Jesus was born in Bethlehem Ephrathah. Bethlehem is south of Jerusalem. Bethlehem means "House of Bread". The name Ephrathah differentiates it from the Galilean town by the same name.
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In Palestine (the former land of Canaan, and part of the Promised Land given to the nation of Israel), Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea (Matthew 2:1) and raised in Nazareth of Galilee (Matthew 2:22-23)
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The bible does not mention the innkeepers name. The innkeeper's wife's name is Rachel.
It is commonly called the literally "the star"in The New Testament. Some people called the star of David" or the "Star of Bethlehem."
All of those states have a town or city named Bethlehem.
The symbol of Bethlehem is often a nativity scene, representing the birth of Jesus Christ. Another common symbol is the Star of Bethlehem, which according to the Bible, guided the Three Wise Men to the birthplace of Jesus.
Everything was a mess. The people were very mean. Another comment: Bethlehem was a small town and they probably had their ups and downs like other towns, but there was good in Bethlehem. Do yourself a big favor and read the Book of Ruth, it is only 4 chapters, and 90% of the book happens in Bethlehem. Also King David, the great King of Israel was born in Bethlehem.