Bethlehem (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Edward Arbez · 1913
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Bethlehem, whose Hebrew name means house of bread, receives a full entry in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia. Its Arabic form means house of meat, and some scholars link the name to Lakhmu, a god of Babylonian creation myth, though the entry finds no proof for that guess. Two towns of the name appear in Scripture.
Bethlehem of Judea, five miles south of Jerusalem, outshines its northern namesake, being David's birthplace and, above all, Jesus's. About 10,000 people, almost all Christians, lived there in 1907. Churches, grottoes, and pilgrim sites fill the rest of a place where name, story, and stone meet.
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| CREATOR | Edward Arbez |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 9 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |