The city of David, where David was born and anointed, and the birthplace of Jesus. Its name means 'house of bread'.
Judah's hill country
Palestine
Bethlehem was a small village in the hills of Judah, David's home town. Ruth came here, David was from here, and the Messiah was born here, fulfilling Micah 5:2. A royal, ordinary village made famous by the coming of Jesus.
About 5 miles south of Jerusalem.