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Bethlehem-judah (3 Occurrences)
Bethlehem-judah. << Bethlehemjudah, Bethlehem-judah. Beth-lehem-judah >>.
Multi-Version Concordance Bethlehem-judah (3 Occurrences). ...
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Bethlehem (49 Occurrences)
... was David's birth-place, and here also, in after years, he was anointed as king
by Samuel (1 Samuel 16:4-13); and it was from the well of Bethlehem that three ...
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Ephrath (9 Occurrences)
... of Septuagint only); Ruth 4:11 1 Chronicles 2:19, 24, 50; Psalm 132:6 Micah 5:2,
the King James Version "Ephratah"): The name either of Bethlehem itself or of ...
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Ephratah (5 Occurrences)
... (2.) The ancient name of Bethlehem in Judah (Genesis 35:16, 19; 48:7). In Ruth
1:2 it is called "Bethlehem-Judah," but the inhabitants are called "Ephrathites ...
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Ephrathah (6 Occurrences)
... of Septuagint only); Ruth 4:11 1 Chronicles 2:19, 24, 50; Psalm 132:6 Micah 5:2,
the King James Version "Ephratah"): The name either of Bethlehem itself or of ...
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Etam (5 Occurrences)
... 8, 11). It was a natural stronghold. It has been identified with Beit 'Atab,
west of Bethlehem, near Zorah and Eshtaol. On the crest ...
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Naomi (25 Occurrences)
... of Elimelech, and mother of Mahlon and Chilion, and mother-in-law of Ruth (1:2,
20, 21; 2:1). Elimelech and his wife left the district of Bethlehem-Judah, and ...
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Netophah (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Distillation; dropping, a town in Judah, in the neighbourhood,
probably, of Bethlehem (Nehemiah 7:26; 1 Chronicles 2:54). ...
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Adullam (10 Occurrences)
... The Cave of Adullam has been discovered about 2 miles south of the scene
of David's triumph, and about 13 miles west from Bethlehem. ...
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Tekoa (12 Occurrences)
... It is now the village of Teku'a, on the top of a hill among ruins, 5 miles south
of Bethlehem, and close to Beth-haccerem ("Herod's mountain"). Int. ...
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Na'omi (21 Occurrences)
... Ruth 1:2 The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and
the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. ...
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Ibzan (3 Occurrences)
... His city is given as Bethlehem (whether of Judah or Zebulun is not stated). ... Ibzan
(3 Occurrences). Judges 12:8 After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. ...
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Elimelech (6 Occurrences)
... God his king, a man of the tribe of Judah, of the family of the Hezronites, and
kinsman of Boaz, who dwelt in Bethlehem in the days of the judges. ...
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Edar (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Tower of the flock, a tower between Bethlehem and Hebron,
near which Jacob first halted after leaving Bethlehem (Genesis 35:21). ...
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Eder (6 Occurrences)
... After Rachel died and was buried "in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem). ...
Jerome says that it was one Roman mile from Bethlehem. ...
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Innocents (2 Occurrences)
... The conventional, ecclesiastical name given to the slaughter by HEROD, I (which
see) of children two years old and under in Bethlehem and its environs at the ...
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Massacre (1 Occurrence)
... The conventional, ecclesiastical name given to the slaughter by HEROD, I (which
see) of children two years old and under in Bethlehem and its environs at the ...
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Vale (20 Occurrences)
... Here it is joined by the Wady en Najil, coming from the North, and from the East
by the Wady el-Jindy, down which descends an ancient road from Bethlehem. ...
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Judea (50 Occurrences)
... Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod,
behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, (WEB WBS YLT NAS ...
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Wise (422 Occurrences)
... Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod,
behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, (WEB KJV ASV BBE ...
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Rephaim (32 Occurrences)
... west and south-west of Jerusalem. Thus all communication between Bethlehem
and Jerusalem was intercepted. While David and his army ...
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Remote (17 Occurrences)
... no king in Israel, a certain Levite was sojourning in the remote parts of the hill
country of E'phraim, who took to himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah ...
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Ephrathite (3 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A citizen of Ephratah, the old name of Bethlehem (Ruth
1:2; 1 Samuel 17:12), or Bethlehem-Judah. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Elhanan (4 Occurrences)
... in Samuel, Elhanan being the real victor over Goliath, while David's antagonist
was simply called "the Philistine." (2) The son of Dodo of Bethlehem, one of ...
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Chimham (4 Occurrences)
... an inn or khan, which is the proper meaning of the Hebrew geruth, rendered "habitation",
established in later times in his possession at Bethlehem, which David ...
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Chilion (3 Occurrences)
... kil'-i-on (kilyon, "pining," "wasting away"): One of the two sons of Elimelech and
Naomi, "Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem-judah" (Ruth 1:2). With ...
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As'ahel (17 Occurrences)
... Asahel. (See RSV). 2 Samuel 2:32 They took up Asahel, and buried him in
the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and ...
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Jesse (45 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 11:1), and "root of Jesse" for the Messiah (Isaiah 11:10; Revelation 5:5).
Jesse was a man apparently of wealth and position at Bethlehem (1 Samuel 17:17 ...
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Star (16 Occurrences)
... should be born. In reply they quoted to him the prophecy of Micah which
had indicated Bethlehem as the destined site. "Then Herod ...
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Magi (4 Occurrences)
... 2. The Magi at Bethlehem: These latter studies explain why a star was used to lead
them to Christ at Bethlehem, when our Lord was less than two years old ...
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Boaz (25 Occurrences)
... BOAZ. bo'-az (bo`az; Booz; "quickness" (?) Ruth 2-4 1 Chronicles 2:11, 12; Matthew
1:5 Luke 3:32): (1) A resident of Bethlehem and kinsman of Elimelech, Naomi's ...
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Rachel (42 Occurrences)
... As they journeyed on from Bethel, Rachel died in giving birth to Benjamin (35:18,
19), and was buried "in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. ...
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Judaea (45 Occurrences)
... Matthew 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, (KJV WEY ASV ...
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Farther (33 Occurrences)
... in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the
hill country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem Judah. ...
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Ruth (19 Occurrences)
... On the death of Elimelech and Mahlon, Naomi came with Ruth, her daughter-in-law,
who refused to leave her, to Bethlehem, the old home from which Elimelech had ...
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Asahel (17 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). 2 Samuel 2:32 They took up Asahel, and
buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. ...
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E'phraim (146 Occurrences)
... Judges 17:8 And the man departed from the town of Bethlehem in Judah, to live where
he could find a place; and as he journeyed, he came to the hill country of E ...
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Buried (125 Occurrences)
... Genesis 35:19 Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is
Bethlehem). ... Judges 12:10 Ibzan died, and was buried at Bethlehem. ...
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Arrived (129 Occurrences)
... Matthew 2:1 Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod
the king, behold magi from the east arrived at Jerusalem, saying, (DBY NAS). ...
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Nobody (21 Occurrences)
... (WEB). Judges 19:18 And he said to him, "We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah
to the remote parts of the hill country of E'phraim, from which I come. ...
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Nephtoah (2 Occurrences)
... Others, however, have identified it with `Ain' Atan, on the south-west of Bethlehem,
whence water is conveyed through "Pilate's aqueduct" to the Haram area at ...
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Jashobeam (3 Occurrences)
... him at Ziklag (12:6). He was the first of the three who broke through the host of
the Philistines to fetch water to David from the well of Bethlehem (2 Samuel ...
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Longed (24 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 23:15 David longed, and said, "Oh that one would give me water to drink
of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!" (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NIV). ...
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Wise-men (4 Occurrences)
... Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod
the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, (ASV). ...
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Forth (1639 Occurrences)
... Matthew 2:6 'You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes
of Judah: for out of you shall come forth a governor, who shall shepherd my ...
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Rachel's (5 Occurrences)
... The oldest tradition, based upon Genesis 35:16-20; Genesis 48:7, points to a
place one mile North of Bethlehem and 4 miles from Jerusalem. ...
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Raddai (1 Occurrence)
... The oldest tradition, based upon Genesis 35:16-20; Genesis 48:7, points to a
place one mile North of Bethlehem and 4 miles from Jerusalem. ...
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Rama (2 Occurrences)
... among the other captives of Jerusalem when it was taken by Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah
39:8-12; 40:1). Rachel, whose tomb lies close to Bethlehem, is represented ...
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Exactly (26 Occurrences)
... Matthew 2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly
concerning the young child; and when ye have found 'him,' bring me word, that I ...
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Dodo (5 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 23:24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son
of Dodo of Bethlehem, (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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David's (142 Occurrences)
... Luke 2:4 So Joseph went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judaea, to
David's town of Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David ...
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Diligently (85 Occurrences)
... star appeared. (KJV WBS). Matthew 2:8 He sent them to Bethlehem, and said,
"Go and search diligently for the young child. When you ...
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Pools (15 Occurrences)
... From the lower pool an aqueduct has been traced conveying the water through Bethlehem
and across the valley of Gihon, and along the west slope of the Tyropoeon ...
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Permission (23 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 20:6 If your father miss me at all, then say,'David earnestly asked leave
of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city; for it is the yearly ...
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Bethlehemite (4 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BETH-LEHEMITE. beth'-le-hem-it (beth ha-lachmi):
An inhabitant of Bethlehem, a town in Judah, 5 miles South of Jerusalem. ...
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Beth-lehemite (4 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BETH-LEHEMITE. beth'-le-hem-it (beth ha-lachmi):
An inhabitant of Bethlehem, a town in Judah, 5 miles South of Jerusalem. ...
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Bethgader (1 Occurrence)
... beth-ga'-der (bethgadher; Baithgedor, or (Codex Vaticanus) Baithgaidon): The name
occurs between those of Bethlehem and Kiriath-jearim in 1 Chronicles 2:51. ...
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Craving (19 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). 2 Samuel 23:15 David longed, and said, "Oh that one would give me water
to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!" (See NAS). ...
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Carefully (76 Occurrences)
... Matthew 2:8 He then directed them to go to Bethlehem, adding, "Go and make careful
inquiry about the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I ...
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Concubine (21 Occurrences)
... in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the
hill country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem Judah. ...
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Amos (12 Occurrences)
... Borne; a burden, one of the twelve minor prophets. He was a native of Tekota,
the modern Tekua, a town about 12 miles south-east of Bethlehem. ...
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Astir (3 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Astir (3 Occurrences). Ruth 1:19 So they two went
until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when ...
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Accurately (9 Occurrences)
... Matthew 2:8 and having sent them to Bethlehem, said, Go, search out accurately
concerning the child, and when ye shall have found him bring me back word, so ...
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Saying (2162 Occurrences)
... Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod,
behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, (WEB ASV DBY NAS ...
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Stronghold (68 Occurrences)
... (See NAS RSV NIV). 2 Samuel 23:14 David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison
of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Salma (3 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 2:51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Beth
Gader. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Nazareth (29 Occurrences)
... The Jews believed that, according to Micah 5:2, the birth of the Messiah
would take place at Bethlehem, and nowhere else. Nathanael ...
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Garrison (15 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV). 2 Samuel 23:14 David was then in the stronghold;
and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. ...
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Staying (39 Occurrences)
... (WEB). Judges 17:7 There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family
of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there. (See NAS). ...
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Levite (43 Occurrences)
... Judges 17:7 There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family
of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there. (WEB ...
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Territory (140 Occurrences)
... (d) The most natural pass of all is by way of Wady el Kuneiterah, across the open
plateau of el Bukeia' and over the shoulder of Jebel el Muntar to Bethlehem. ...
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Mary (50 Occurrences)
... Soon after this the decree of Augustus (Luke 2:1) required that they should proceed
to Bethlehem (Micah 5:2), some 80 or 90 miles from Nazareth; and while they ...
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Philistine (63 Occurrences)
... RSV NIV). 2 Samuel 23:14 David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison
of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. (Root in WEB ...
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Sojourn (51 Occurrences)
... Judges 17:8 The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to sojourn
where he could find a place, and he came to the hill country of Ephraim to the ...
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Tomb (70 Occurrences)
... The oldest tradition, based upon Genesis 35:16-20; Genesis 48:7, points to a
place one mile North of Bethlehem and 4 miles from Jerusalem. ...
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Inn (7 Occurrences)
... word used of the "upper room" where the Last Supper was held (Mark 14:14 Luke
22:11, "guest-chamber"), and of the place of reception in Bethlehem where Joseph ...
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Micah (54 Occurrences)
... that this is to take place through a King who shall come forth from the deepest
humiliation of the house of David and shall be born in Bethlehem, and who, like ...
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Exclaimed (45 Occurrences)
... Because I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!" (See NIV). Ruth 1:19
So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. It happened ...
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King (25505 Occurrences)
... in the latter days seeking Yahweh their God, and David (the greater David) their
king (3:5). Micah sees the everlasting Ruler coming out of Bethlehem clad in ...
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Botany
... Older inhabitants can remember that between Bethlehem and Hebron, where today scarcely
a twig is visible, there were trees and brushwood all the way, and in ...
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