2007-01-09 21:36:05 · 9 answers · asked by الحقيقة 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Bethlehem city is where jesus born, i know that.
i am asking about the word, is hebrew or arabic, does it have any meaning.
2007-01-09 21:53:07 · update #1
According the Wikipedia, it means "house of meat" in Arabic and "house of bread" in Hebrew. Jesus was born there and laid in a manger (feedbox for animals). "Manger" means to eat, to chew, to devour. In Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, we eat the flesh of Jesus (meat) under the form of bread. Spooky, huh?
2007-01-09 21:51:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's worth pointing out there were two Bethlehems mentioned in the Bible. The one close to Jerusalem was called Bethlehem Ephrathah and was prophesied as the birthplace of the Messiah by the prophet Micah (Mic 5:2). Read here: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=micah%205:2&version=31
2007-01-10 05:49:19 · answer #2 · answered by Mutations Killed Darwin Fish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bethlehem (Arabic بÙت ÙØÙ Bayt Laḥm "house of meat"; Standard Hebrew ××ת ××× "house of bread", Bet léḥem / Bet láḥem; Tiberian Hebrew Bêṯ léḥem / Bêṯ lÄḥem; Greek: ÎηθλεÎμ) is a city in the West Bank under Palestinian Authority considered a central hub of Palestinian cultural and tourism industries. It is inhabited by one of the oldest Christian communities but now has a Muslim majority
2007-01-10 05:42:40 · answer #3 · answered by Ana 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bethlehem is the place where Jesus was born in the bible
2007-01-10 05:42:18 · answer #4 · answered by sadeyez 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was called Ephrath before it was called Bethlehem. Ephrath is the name of a biblical place or tribe.
2007-01-10 05:47:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bet-Lehem....
house of bread would be bethalehem.... its more of a breadhouse
like in Hansel and Gretel, with the gingerbread house.... which is called beit ugah(ugah being cake) or something...
anywho, its either house of bread or bread house
2007-01-10 05:47:00 · answer #6 · answered by metsguy126 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a place in Palastine, where Jesus Christ was either born or raised
try http://en.wikipedia.org
2007-01-10 05:48:10 · answer #7 · answered by AG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok Cliver Girl Tell us what its Mean, Because you Know.
2007-01-10 05:51:11 · answer #8 · answered by ◄MuslimRiverحبيبي رسول الله► 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baitul Laham- house of ??
I forgot.
2007-01-10 05:42:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋