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Bethlehem

히브리어 בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם히브리어 בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי히브리어 יָשֻׁ֫בִי לָ֑חֶם히브리어 אֶפְרָ֫תָה헬라어 Βηθλεέμ

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[Easton 한국어 번역] 떡의 집. (1.) 유다의 “산지”에 있는 성읍. 본래는 에브랏이라 불렸다(창 35:16, 19; 48:7; 룻 4:11). 베들레헴 에브라다(미 5:2), 유다 베들레헴(삼상 17:12), “다윗의 동네”(눅 2:4)라고도 불렸다. 성경에서는 라헬이 죽어 성읍 바로 북쪽의 “길가에” 장사된 장소로 처음 언급된다(창 48:7). 동쪽 골짜기는 모압 여인 룻의 이야기가 펼쳐진 곳이었다. 그곳에는 룻이 이삭을 줍던 밭들과 룻과 나오미가 성읍으로 돌아오던 길이 있다. 이곳은 다윗의 출생지였으며, 훗날 그가 사무엘에게 기름 부음을 받아 왕으로 세워진 곳이기도 하다(삼상 16:4-13). 또한 다윗이 아둘람 굴에 있을 때 그의 용사 세 사람이 목숨을 걸고 물을 길어 온 우물도 베들레헴에 있었다(삼하 23:13-17). 그러나 이 성읍이 다른 모든 성읍보다 특별히 구별되는 까닭은 “그 근본은 상고에” 있는 이의 출생지였기 때문이다(마 2:6; 미 5:2 비교). 그 후 헤롯은 “박사들에게 속은 줄을 알고” 사람들을 보내어 “베들레헴과 그 모든 지경 안에 있는 사내아이를……두 살부터 그 아래로 다” 죽였다(마 2:16, 18; 렘 31:15). 베들레헴의 현재 이름은 베이트라흠으로, “고기의 집”이라는 뜻이다. 예루살렘에서 남쪽으로 약 5마일 떨어져 있으며, 해발 약 2,550피트에 자리 잡고 있으므로 예루살렘보다 100피트 높다. 콘스탄티누스 대제가 주후 330년에 세운 “성탄 교회”가 지금도 남아 있다. 이 교회는 “거룩한 지하실”이라고 불리는 굴 또는 동굴 위에 세워졌으며, 그 동굴이 예수께서 태어나신 “마구간”이라고 전해진다. 이것은 아마 세계에서 현존하는 가장 오래된 기독교 교회일 것이다. 그 가까이에 또 다른 동굴이 있는데, 라틴 교부 제롬이 그곳에서 생애의 30년을 보내며 성경을 라틴어로 번역하였다고 전해진다. (역본 참조.) (2.) 수 19:15에만 언급되는 스불론의 성읍. 현재는 나사렛에서 서북서쪽으로 약 6마일 떨어진 폐허가 된 마을 베이트라흠이다.

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[Easton] House of bread. (1.) A city in the “hill country” of Judah. It was originally called Ephrath (Gen. 35:16, 19; 48:7; Ruth 4:11). It was also called Beth-lehem Ephratah (Micah 5:2), Beth-lehem-judah (1 Sam. 17:12), and “the city of David” (Luke 2:4). It is first noticed in Scripture as the place where Rachel died and was buried “by the wayside,” directly to the north of the city (Gen. 48:7). The valley to the east was the scene of the story of Ruth the Moabitess. There are the fields in which she gleaned, and the path by which she and Naomi returned to the town. Here was David’s birth-place, and here also, in after years, he was anointed as king by Samuel (1 Sam. 16:4-13); and it was from the well of Bethlehem that three of his heroes brought water for him at the risk of their lives when he was in the cave of Adullam (2 Sam. 23:13-17). But it was distinguished above every other city as the birth-place of “Him whose goings forth have been of old” (Matt. 2:6; comp. Micah 5:2). Afterwards Herod, “when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men,” sent and slew “all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under” (Matt. 2:16, 18; Jer. 31:15). Bethlehem bears the modern name of Beit-Lahm, i.e., “house of flesh.” It is about 5 miles south of Jerusalem, standing at an elevation of about 2,550 feet above the sea, thus 100 feet higher than Jerusalem. There is a church still existing, built by Constantine the Great (A.D. 330), called the “Church of the Nativity,” over a grotto or cave called the “holy crypt,” and said to be the “stable” in which Jesus was born. This is perhaps the oldest existing Christian church in the world. Close to it is another grotto, where Jerome the Latin father is said to have spent thirty years of his life in translating the Scriptures into Latin. (See VERSION.) (2.) A city of Zebulun, mentioned only in Josh. 19:15. Now Beit-Lahm, a ruined village about 6 miles west-north-west of Nazareth. [Smith] (house of bread). One of the oldest towns in Palestine, already in existence at the time of Jacob’s return to the country. Its earliest name was Ephratah, Or Ephrath or EPHRATAH. See (Genesis 35:16,19; 48:7) After the conquest Bethlehem appears under its own name, BETHLEHEM-JUDAH. (Judges 17:7; 1 Samuel 17:12; Ruth 1:1,2) The book of Ruth is a page from the domestic history of Bethlehem. It was the home of Ruth, (Ruth 1:19) and of David. (1 Samuel 17:12) It was fortified by Rehoboam. (2 Chronicles 11:6) It was here that our Lord was born, (Matthew 2:1) and here that he was visited by the shepherds, (Luke 2:15-17) and the Magi. Matt 2. The modern town of Beit-lahm lies to the east of the main road from Jerusalem to Hebron, six miles from the former. It covers the east and northeast parts of the ridge of a long gray hill of Jura limestone, which stands nearly due east and west, and is about a mile in length. The hill has a deep valley on the north and another on the south. On the top lies the village in a kind of irregular triangle. The population is about 3000 souls, entirely Christians. The Church of the Nativity, built by the empress Helena A.D. 330, is the oldest Christian church in existence. It is built over the grotto where Christ is supposed to have been born. A town in the portion of Zebulun, named nowhere but in (Joshua 19:15) Now known as Beit-lahm . [Hitchcock] house of bread [Nave] –1. A city southwest of Jerusalem Jud 17:7 ; 19:18 .Called EPHRATAH and EPHRATH Ge 48:7 ; Ps 132:6 ; Mic 5:2 .And BETH-LEHEM-JUDAH Jud 17:7-9 ; 19:1 , 18 ; Ru 1:1 ; 1Sa 17:12 .Rachel dies and is buried at Ge 35:16 , 19 ; 48:7 .The city of Boaz Ru 1:1 , 19 ; 2:4 ; 4 .Taken and held by the Philistines 2Sa 23:14-16 .Jeroboam converts it into a military stronghold 2Ch 11:6 .The city of Joseph Mt 2:5 , 6 ; Lu 2:4 .Birthplace of Jesus Mic 5:2 ; Mt 2 ; Lu 2:4 , 15 .Herod murders the infants of Mt 2:16-18 –2. A town of Zebulun, six miles west of Nazareth Jos 19:15 .Israel judged at Jud 12:10 [STEPBible TIPNR] A location only mentioned at Jos.19.15) only referred to as Bethlehem (בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם). [Theographic] A city of Zebulun, mentioned only in Josh. 19:15. Now Beit-Lahm, a ruined village about 6 miles west-north-west of Nazareth.

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