# H1035 בֵּית לֶחֶם

בֵּית לֶחֶם (Bêyth Lechem), Strong’s H1035: Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine KJV: Bethlehem.. Occurs 82 times.

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*Bêyth Lechem* — Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine

KJV: Bethlehem.

Built from [בַּיִת bayith](https://besorah.bible/word/H1004) (a house) + [לֶחֶם lechem](https://besorah.bible/word/H3899) (food) — means “house of bread”

Occurs 82 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם 41 n.pr.loc.
- 1 in Judah, 2 hours south of Jerusalem; birth-place of David
- 2 in Zeb., 7 m. NW. of Nazareth

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 35:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/35?v=19) — Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).
- [Genesis 48:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/48?v=7) — As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some…
- [Joshua 19:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/joshua/19?v=15) — Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
- [Judges 12:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/12?v=8) — After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
- [Judges 12:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/12?v=10) — Ibzan died, and was buried at Bethlehem.
- [Judges 17:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/17?v=7) — There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.
- [Judges 17:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/17?v=8) — The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where he could find a place, and he came to the hill…
- [Judges 17:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/17?v=9) — Micah said to him, “Where did you come from?” He said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and I am looking for a…
- [Judges 19:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/19?v=1) — In those days, when there was no king in Israel, there was a certain Levite living on the farther side of the hill…
- [Judges 19:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/19?v=2) — His concubine played the prostitute against him, and went away from him to her father’s house to Bethlehem Judah, and…