Bethlehem Bethlehem is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, located about south of Jerusalem, and the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate. It had a population of people, as of . The city's economy is strongly linked to Tourism in the State of Palesti ...

is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank, identified as the birthplace of King David of Israel and Jesus of Nazareth. Bethlehem may also refer to:

Places

Ireland

* Bethlehem, County Westmeath, a townland in Kilkenny West civil parish

Israel

* Bethlehem of Galilee

Netherlands

* Bethlehem, Groningen

New Zealand

* Bethlehem, New Zealand, an area within the city of Tauranga

Palestine

Bethlehem Governorate The Bethlehem Governorate () is one of 16 governorates of Palestine. It covers an area of the West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Its principal city and district capital is Bethlehem. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, its pop ...

South Africa

Bethlehem, Free State Bethlehem is a city in the eastern Free State province of South Africa that is situated on the Liebenbergs River (also called Liebenbergs Vlei) along a fertile valley just north of the Rooiberg Mountains on the N5 road. It is the fastest growi ...

Switzerland

* Bethlehem, a quarter in the Bümpliz-Oberbottigen district of Berne

United Kingdom

* Bethlehem, Carmarthenshire * Bethlehem, Pembrokeshire

United States

Bethlehem, Connecticut Bethlehem is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,385 at the 2020 census, down from 3,607 at the 2010 census. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The town center is a historic dist ...

* Bethlehem, Florida *

Bethlehem, Georgia Bethlehem is a town in Barrow County, Georgia, Barrow County in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it had a population of 715. The major employer in town is Harrison Poultry, which ...

Bethlehem, Indiana Bethlehem is an unincorporated community in Bethlehem Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States, twenty-five miles up the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. It was platted in 1812 and according to WPA records was presumably named for ...

* Bethlehem, Kentucky * Bethlehem, Louisiana * Bethlehem, Maryland * Bethlehem, Massachusetts, formerly a constituent part of

Otis, Massachusetts Otis is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,634 at the 2020 census. History The town was incorporated in 1810, creat ...

* Bethlehem, Mississippi *

Bethlehem, New Hampshire Bethlehem is a hillside town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,484 at the 2020 census. It is home to Cushman and Strawberry Hill state forests. The eastern half of the town is within the White Mountain Nation ...

, a town ** Bethlehem (CDP), New Hampshire, a census-designated place within the town *

Bethlehem, New York Bethlehem is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. The town's population was 35,034 at the 2020 census. Bethlehem is located immediately to the south of the city of Albany and includes the following hamlets: Delmar, Elsmere, Gl ...

* Bethlehem, Alexander County, North Carolina * Bethlehem, Ohio, an unincorporated community in Richland County * Bethlehem, Marion County, Ohio, a ghost town *

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Bethlehem is a city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Northampton and Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Bethle ...

** Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem * Bethlehem, Tennessee *

Bethlehem, West Virginia Bethlehem is a village in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,499 at the 2010 census. Geography Bethlehem is located at (40.048761, -80.6936 ...

, in Ohio County * Bethlehem, Harrison County, West Virginia

Music

* Bethlehem (German band), a German extreme metal band, or their 1992 demo album * Bethlehem (Christian band), a 1970s American band *

Bethlehem Records Bethlehem Records was an American jazz independent record label, founded by Gus Wildi in 1953. History Bethlehem is remembered for its jazz releases from the 1950s. Producers included Creed Taylor and Teddy Charles. Bethlehem released the firs ...

, a defunct American jazz record label * ''Bethlehem'' (Brian McKnight album), 1998 * ''Bethlehem'' (The Original Sins album) or the title song, 1996 * ''Bethlehem'', an album by

Kari Jobe Kari Brooke Jobe (born April 6, 1981) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. Since her first album in 2009, she has received two Grammy Award nominations and ten Dove Award nominations, six of which she won. Early li ...

, 2007 * "Bethlehem", a song by Declan McKenna from '' What Do You Think About the Car?'', 2017 * "Bethlehem", a song from the 1996 musical ''

Martin Guerre Martin Guerre (), a French peasant of the 16th century, was at the centre of a famous case of imposture. Several years after Martin Guerre had left his wife, child and village, a man claiming to be him appeared. He lived with Guerre's wife a ...

'' by Claude-Michel Schönberg * "Bethlehem", a song from the 2021 EP ''

Preacher's Kid Preacher's kid is a term to refer to a child of a preacher, pastor, deacon, vicar, lay leader, priest, minister or other similar church leader. Although the phrase can be used in a purely descriptive way, it may also be used as a stereotype. In ...

'' by Semler

Other uses

* ''Bethlehem'' (2013 film), an Israeli film * Bethlehem (upcoming film), an upcoming American epic biblical drama film * Bethlehem, Mountain Ash a demolished Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Mountain Ash, Glamorgan, Wales *

Bethlehem Chapel The Bethlehem Chapel () is a medieval religious building in the Old Town of Prague, Czech Republic, notable for its connection with the origins of the Bohemian Reformation, especially with the Czech reformer Jan Hus. The chapel is named for ...

, a chapel in Prague *

Bethlehem Steel The Bethlehem Steel Corporation was an American steelmaking company headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Until its closure in 2003, it was one of the world's largest steel-producing and shipbuilding companies. At the height of its success ...

, an American steel-producer * Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, former subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel * Bethlehem, a

meteorite fall A meteorite fall, also called an observed fall, is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space, that was also observed by people or automated devices. Any other meteorite is called a "meteorite find, find". There are more than 1,300 d ...

of 1859 in Bethlehem, New York, United States * Bethlehem, another name for

nativity scene In the Christian tradition, a nativity scene (also known as a manger scene, crib, crèche ( or ), or in Italian ''presepio'' or ''presepe'', or Bethlehem) is the special exhibition, particularly during the Christmastide, Christmas season, of ar ...