It was prophesied:-
1. that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem.
Mic 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah [ie Judah to distinguish it from another Bethlehem in Zebulun], though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Mat 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2. that the Messiah would be one of David's descendants, and Bethlehem was David's city.
1Sa 20:6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, Davidearnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
Isa 11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
Luk 1:31-33 KJV And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. [v. 32] He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: [v.33] And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Jesus was born in "Bethlehem Ephrathah", in the Judean highlands (as prophesied at Micah 5:2), nowadays called Beit Lahm(Bet Lehem) about 5 ½ miles from the Temple Mount.There were two Bethlehems in existence in Jesus day: -A town in the territory of Zebulun (Joshua 19:10+15) and -The town formerly called Ephrath (Ephrathah) (Genesis 35:19 + 48:7)(Luke 1:26-38; 2:4-7). It was this latter one where Jesus was born (John 7:40-42)(Matthew 2:3-6).
He was born there. He was to be born in his father's hometown, Nazereth, but could not, because of King Herod's decree to kill him. His parents moved his birth place to Bethlehem. According to the Biblical record Jesus was born in Bethlehem due to the census decree made by Augustus. (It would not be possible or plausible for a murder decree to have been issued by Herod before Jesus was born and before the Magi from the East had made his birth known, nor would the baby Jesus himself have had any input into these matters)
Traditionally, the shepherds were said to visit Jesus on the night of his birth, while the wise men arrived later, possibly up to two years after his birth. However, in the Bible, it is not explicitly specified whether they visited on the same day.
A:King Herod does not play a role in Luke's Gospel. It is only in Matthew's Gospel that he jealously seeks to have Jesus killed, finally ordering the death of the infants under two years old. In Luke's Gospel, it must be Quirinius who wields real power, because he required Joseph to go to Bethlehem for the census.
Jesus has two syllables. (Je-sus)
There are indeed two towns called Bethlehem
No. jesus was born in bethleham, in Israel. Jerusalem is another town in Israel; Jerusalem and Bethlehem were two separate towns in the country of Israel.
The two most important pilgramage site for Christianity might be Bethlehem because that was where Jesus was born to Mary and Joseph. Another might be Jerusalem, Israel because that is where Jesus was crucified on the cross and where he died for our sins.
Mary and Joseph journeyed to Bethlehem from Nazareth (in the north - in the region of Galilee) when Mary was pregnant. Jesus was then born in Bethlehem. The family settled there for two years or more and then returned to nazareth where Jesus grew up. The only other record we have of his childhood was when Mary and Joseph took him on a visit to Jerusalem (NOT Bethlehem) when he was 12 years old.
The New Testament is unclear about where Jesus was born. Two Gospels claim he was born in Nazareth and the other two claim he was born in Bethlehem. The Qur'an and the Hadith do not clarify this problem.
Jesus was born in "Bethlehem Ephrathah", in the Judean highlands (as prophesied at Micah 5:2), nowadays called Beit Lahm(Bet Lehem) about 5 ½ miles from the Temple Mount.There were two Bethlehems in existence in Jesus day: -A town in the territory of Zebulun (Joshua 19:10+15) and -The town formerly called Ephrath (Ephrathah) (Genesis 35:19 + 48:7)(Luke 1:26-38; 2:4-7). It was this latter one where Jesus was born (John 7:40-42)(Matthew 2:3-6).
Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem.Mandate of Israel:It is most likely that Yeshua was born in a sukkah as it the Feast of Tabernacles occurred during the time of His birth. All of Yeshua's life was foretold by and was fulfilled with the 7 Feasts of Israel: Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot), Feast of Passover (Pesakh), Pentecost (Feast of Weeks) (Shavuot or Shavu'ot),etc
Nazareth and Bethlehem are two significant cities in the context of Christianity. Nazareth, located in northern Israel, is known as the hometown of Jesus and is where he grew up. Bethlehem, situated to the south of Jerusalem, is famous as the birthplace of Jesus, as described in the New Testament. While both cities are important in the life of Jesus, they represent different stages of his story: Nazareth for his upbringing and Bethlehem for his nativity.
They were important only because mankind has made them important in all the stories surrounding Jesus' birth. But Jesus said, when replying to a question about the greatness of John the Baptist, "The least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he." And the same answer could apply to those attending Jesus' birth.
There are two, quite different gospel stories of the birth of Jesus. In Luke's Gospel, Joseph and Mary came from Nazareth to Bethlehem to take part in a census. Jesus was born in Bethlehem and, a few days later, the family travelled to Jerusalem for the Temple ritual, without any apparent concern regarding King Herod. They then returned peacefully to Nazareth. At no time in this account, was Jesus ever in any danger from Herod. In Matthew's Gospel, Bethlehem appears to be the home town of Joseph and Mary. After the birth of Jesus, King Herod sought to have him killed, so the young family fled from Bethlehem to safety in Egypt. After the death of Herod, they began to return to Bethlehem, but being warned in a dream, turned aside and travelled to a new home in Nazareth.
He was born there. He was to be born in his father's hometown, Nazereth, but could not, because of King Herod's decree to kill him. His parents moved his birth place to Bethlehem. According to the Biblical record Jesus was born in Bethlehem due to the census decree made by Augustus. (It would not be possible or plausible for a murder decree to have been issued by Herod before Jesus was born and before the Magi from the East had made his birth known, nor would the baby Jesus himself have had any input into these matters)
It was considered a holy site because Jesus grew up there. Although he was born in Bethlehem and lived in Egypt for two years as a baby, that was his home. When he began to preach, they rejected him.