Bethlehem
High confidence~250 m
- Modern identification
- Bethlehem · West Bank
- Coordinates
- 31.7043, 35.2076
The identification of Bethlehem is secure at settlement level; event-level buildings remain traditional.
What happened at Bethlehem
- The birth of Jesus
Luke 2:1-7
The identification of Bethlehem is secure at settlement level; event-level buildings remain traditional.
- The circumcision of Jesus
Luke 2:21
The identification of Bethlehem is secure at settlement level; event-level buildings remain traditional.
- Magi visit the new-born king of the jews
Matthew 2:1-12
The Magi first reach Jerusalem, then Bethlehem. The identification of Bethlehem is secure at settlement level; event-level buildings remain traditional.
- The child Jesus carried to egypt, and the children at Bethlehem slain
Matthew 2:13-18
The departure point is Bethlehem; Matthew gives no Egyptian town or route. The identification of Bethlehem is secure at settlement level; event-level buildings remain traditional.