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Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a town associated with David and with Jesus' birth.
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Bethlehem is a town associated with David and with Jesus' birth. It is a place, not the name of a person.
Luke tells how Joseph travels to Bethlehem, the city of David, and Jesus is born there. Nazareth is the town where Jesus later grows up.
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Which two towns belong to different parts of Jesus' early life?
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Related reading: Luke 2:4
Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to David’s city, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
