In another account, Joseph and Mary, who was then nine months pregnant, traveled more than 175 kilometers (68 miles) from Nazareth to Bethlehem of Judea, Joseph’s hometown, in order to be counted in a Roman census. So now we have a request. Bethlehem, or somehow connected with it. A local Christmas tree grower, Yossi Jaeger, who buys the idea, jokingly calls it Oshri’s “conspiracy theory.”. 8 The Jordan River. The Birthplace of Jesus: Bethlehem "Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem" ~ Matthew 2:1 The Bible … But it was not all blood and gore! Matthew shows that Micah 5:2 names Bethlehem in Judah as the town in which He would be born, and that Isaiah 9:1-2 identifies Galilee as where He would launch His ministry. Though the home of Joseph and Mary was Nazareth, prophecy had declared that Christ should be born at Bethlehem, the native place of David; and this was accomplished by the agency of the Roman emperor. Oshri ended up moving onto other digs because he didn’t have a choice, even though he said he’d love nothing more than to excavate the church again as well as the cave beneath. 11 Jerusalem. 14 Nazareth. The Gospel of Luke starts with Joseph and a pregnant Mary in Galilee. 9 The Wilderness. Oshri can list a host of details and historical facts that throw doubt on what has long been considered the accepted version of Jesus’ birth and childhood. All would be from the period of Jesus’ life. Bethlehem of Galilee is a moshav in northern Israel. Times of Israel Community — if the work we do is important to you, join us! 22 Nazareth. And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. It shows what people tend to look for the most based on Google searches for each verse.[1]. 23 Sea of Galilee. He even asked Nir Barkat, the mayor of Jerusalem, for funds. The town of Bethlehem of Judea, about six miles south of Jerusalem, has always been considered the birthplace of Jesus. 20 Capernaum. Zero. Both Bethlehem and Jerusalem were in the Roman province of Judea, considerably to the Here are 78 verses related and 2 definitions to Bethlehem. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; Good News Translation Joseph went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to the town of Bethlehem … 6 Nazareth. 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BIBLE LANDS NOTES: Distances from Jerusalem 1 Distances from Jerusalem Distances from Jerusalem IN ISRAEL: Bersheba – 54 miles south Bethany – 1 e miles east Bethe l – 10 j miles north Bethlehem – 6 miles southeast Bethpage – 1 mile Caesarea – 70 miles Caesarea Philippi – 105 miles Capernaum – 85 miles Dead Sea – 14 miles east Dothan – 54 miles north He said that Protestants were open to it, but those who are more orthodox in their beliefs, such as Catholics and the Greek and Russian Orthodox, were not willing to accept his ideas. Free Sign Up. 24 Tyre and Sidon. 16 All Galilee. Does The Times of Israel give you valuable insight into Israel and the Jewish world? The city is about sixty-five miles north of Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Politically Galilee had been under separate administration from Judea during almost all its history since the tenth century B.C. 4 Jerusalem. Getting Jesus to Bethlehem of Judea is an important part of the Christian savior’s history. Those who believe that Jesus was a descendent of the House of David tend to believe that he was born in Bethlehem of Judea, where King David had been born a thousand years earlier. And a certain man of Bethlehem judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. During eleven years of excavations, Oshri found a massive Byzantine-era church, with a cave hidden under the apse, as well as parts of a wall that may have circled the village and another two-story building that could have been an ancient khan or guesthouse. Jessica Steinberg covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center. Use this table of contents to go to any section: Use this scale to tell how popular the verses on this page are. “It makes much more sense that she would have traveled seven kilometers,” the distance from Nazareth to Bethlehem of the Galilee. 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They journey to Bethlehem in response to a census that the Roman emperor Caesar … The second census is mentioned in Acts 5:37 and probably took place between AD 6 and 7 (Josephus links this census to an uprising led by Judas of Galilee). 21 Sea of Galilee. 5 Egypt. Officially called Bethlehem of the Galilee (some call it the Bethlehem of the North), or Bet Lehem HaGlalit in Hebrew, it’s a very cute farming village (or moshav) set in the beautiful Galilee countryside. Bethlehem had a close association with the Davidic monarchy and the hope for a new David in the postexilic era. Uzi Dahari, the deputy director of the Antiquities Authority, says it won’t happen, because the ancient church is just one of the Byzantium churches built when Helena, Constantine’s mother, came to Israel and built churches around Israel. It’s just a religious excuse.”. https://www.timesofisrael.com/was-jesus-born-in-a-different-bethlehem Popularity rankings are based on search volume data from the Google AdWords Keyword Planner tool. 25 Bethsaida. The New Testament identifies Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus. 15 The Sea of Galilee. Galilee is mentioned, by name, seventy-two times in the KJV Bible.Its first mention in Scripture is in regard to God commanding the Israelites to appoint Kedesh, found within the region, as a city of refuge (Joshua 20:7).. During the time of Jesus what was called Galilee by the Romans was composed primarily of the land God had given to the Israelite tribe of Naphtali. The first mention of Galilee in the Bible refers to the location of Kedesh, a city of refuge in the hill country of Naphtali (Joshua 20:7; 21:32; 1 Chronicles 6:76). “How would a woman who is nine months pregnant travel 175 kilometers on a donkey all the way to Bethlehem of Judea?” he asked. (Judges 17:7; 1 Samuel 17:12; Ruth 1:1,2) The book of Ruth is a page from the domestic history of Bethlehem. “How did Mary and Joseph meet?” he asked. The 10th ruler/judge of Israel named Ibzan came from this Bethlehem and later died there with his large family. But Bethelehem of the Galilee and Nazareth and Tzippori are very close to each other.”. 23 Sea of Galilee. 7 Jerusalem. 16 All Galilee. The Home in Galilee. 14 Nazareth. For as little as $6/month, you will: We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month. 10 Cana of Galilee. Galilee is Jesus’ hometown. Answer: At the time of Jesus, Nazareth was in the province of Galilee, in the northern part of Israel, west of the Sea of Galilee. The Galilee is Jesus’ homeplace. Bethlehem (house of bread).One of the oldest towns in Palestine, already in existence at the time of Jacob's return to the country. 9 The Wilderness. As of 2019 it had a population of 843. Oshri, however, holds out hope. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community. This page was last modified on September 15, 2017, at 2:44 AM. The Gospel of John, written approximately 15 to 20 years after that of Mark, also does not associate Jesus with Bethlehem. But when he produced his findings for his employer, the Israel Antiquities Authority, he found his proposal dismissed and called “worse than a joke.”, Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories 24 Tyre and Sidon. 7 Jerusalem. 18 Jerusalem. He first heard from the locals that Jesus was born in the northern town, and not in the south. Israel had two towns named “Bethlehem” during this era. The distance between Bethlehem of Galilee and Nazareth explains the description that appears in the New Testament, as Jesus passed whereby the … That’s why we come to work every day - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world. 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The Gospel of John, written approximately 15 to 20 years after that of Mark, also does not associate Jesus with Bethlehem. Its earliest name was EPHRATAH, OR EPHRATH or EPHRATAH. 19 Nain. 21 Sea of Galilee. He says the authority would allow him to excavate further if it had the money, and has tried to fundraise himself. In Bethlehem of the Galilee, Oshri says he has discovered stone vessels that were used by Jews during the same time period that Jesus lived. In 2016 it had a population of 788. “He said if Bethlehem of the Galilee was in Jerusalem, he could have done it,” said Oshri. Aviram Oshri spent nearly eleven years excavating artifacts in Bethlehem of the Galilee — an ancient biblical village near Nazareth that was later settled by German Templers — which he believes show that the traditional account of Jesus’s birthplace may be wrong. “Bethlehem of Galilee” was located in the region given to the tribe of Zebulun in northern Israel (see Joshua 19:15), while “Bethlehem of Judea,” where Jesus was born, was located 6 kilometers (4 miles) south of “Jerusalem” (Matthew 2:1), the largest city in Judea and the capital of Israel. 17 Capernaum. The New Testament says Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, but one rogue Israeli archaeologist says it is far more likely the Christian savior was born in Bethlehem of the Galilee, more than 60 miles from Jerusalem. It is also known as “Bethlehem of Zebulun,” “Bethlehem of Galilee,” “the Galilean Bethlehem,” and “Beth Lehem Zoria.” It eventually became a Christian community, and much later became a ruined village called Beit-Lahm. But Oshri took it much further, particularly once he began excavating in Bethlehem of the Galilee. Located in the Galilee near Kiryat Tivon, around 10 kilometers north-west of Nazareth and 30 kilometers east of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council. Ruth 1:2 | View whole chapter | See verse in context And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem judah. The King James Bible text is sourced from the BibleForgeDB database (https://github.com/bibleforge) within the BibleForge project (http://bibleforge.com). 22 Nazareth. The earliest reference to Bethlehem appears in the Amarna correspondence (c. 1400 BCE). 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) Luke 2:4 Meaning 12 Samaria. Bethlehem was the home of an Ephraimite Levite and his concubine, and her murder sparked an intertribal war that resulted in the near destruction of the tribe of Benjamin . Bethlehem Of Galilee Basic Info. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) Luke 2:39. 5 Egypt. 17 Capernaum. Bethlehem of Galilee remains a city from the first century, as well as the remains of a synagogue, a church and a later built church. “The whole story of Bethlehem of Judea was just to tie him to the house of King David. The City of Nazareth, When Jesus was born. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. 3 Bethlehem. Located in the Galilee near Kiryat Tivon, around 10 kilometres north-west of Nazareth and 30 kilometres east of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council. 18 Jerusalem. 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