Bethlehem (biblical town)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bethlehem_(biblical_town)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:town
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Palestine
gptkbp:distance	gptkb:Jerusalem about 10 km south of Jerusalem
gptkbp:etymology	House of Bread
gptkbp:firstMentioned	gptkb:Genesis
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:Jordan_(1948-1967) Ottoman Empire (historically) British Mandate (historically) Herod the Great (at time of Jesus' birth) Israel (1967-1995) Palestinian Authority (since 1995)
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Massacre_of_the_Innocents birth of Jesus birth of King David
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Bethlehem (biblical town)
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Arabic gptkb:Aramaic gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Judea gptkb:ancient_Israel
gptkbp:mentionedIn	gptkb:Hebrew_Bible gptkb:New_Testament gptkb:Old_Testament
gptkbp:modernLocation	gptkb:West_Bank
gptkbp:notableEvent	birth of Jesus birth of King David
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Jesus gptkb:King_David gptkb:Ruth_(Book_of_Ruth) Boaz (Book of Ruth)
gptkbp:notableSite	gptkb:Church_of_the_Nativity
gptkbp:pilgrimageSite	gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:population	about 25,000 (modern)
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Levant
gptkbp:significance	birthplace of Jesus birthplace of King David
gptkbp:tribe	gptkb:Tribe_of_Judah
gptkbp:twinTown	gptkb:Glasgow,_Scotland gptkb:Stuttgart,_Germany gptkb:Vatican_City gptkb:Milan,_Italy gptkb:Cordoba,_Spain gptkb:Assisi,_Italy gptkb:Tirana,_Albania Santiago de Compostela, Spain Greccio, Italy
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	gptkb:Church_of_the_Nativity_and_the_Pilgrimage_Route
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bethlehem,_Connecticut
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7