Bethlehem-Judah

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Bethlehem-Judah - a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born

Bayt Lahm, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Bethlehem

West Bank - an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians

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The reader is left pondering whether he came from Bethlehem-Judah or Bethlehem-Zebulun (Josh.

ELON THE ZEBULUNITE OF AIJALON: AN HISTORICAL THEORY

This makes exegetical sense, because traditionally Bethlehem-Judah has far greater historical importance and associations than Bethlehem-Zebulun.

Intertwining Ibzan, Boaz and Bethlehem-Judah, no matter how contradictory and/or minimal the textual basis may be, serves to romanticize King David as descending not just from Boaz, but also from Boaz/Ibzan, a judge of Israel.