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). He says the authority would allow him to excavate further if it had the money, and has tried to fundraise himself. “How did Mary and Joseph meet?” he asked. Bethlehem had a close association with the Davidic monarchy and the hope for a new David in the postexilic era. 23 Sea of Galilee. 13 Galilee. Its earliest name was EPHRATAH, OR EPHRATH or EPHRATAH. 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. 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. 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. “She’s from Tzippori and he’s from Bethlehem of Judea, and what are the chances that they would meet when they live so far away from each other in the ancient world? The Gospel of John, written approximately 15 to 20 years after that of Mark, also does not associate Jesus with Bethlehem. 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. In fact, it says just the opposite! A Town of Zebulun, Six Miles West of Nazareth, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. According to the New Testament, Joseph and Mary were living in Bethlehem of Judea at the time of Jesus’ birth and later moved to Nazareth up north. What does the Bible say about Bethlehem? Israel had two towns named “Bethlehem” during this era. 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. 21 Sea of Galilee. Free Sign Up. Times of Israel Community — if the work we do is important to you, join us! Bethlehem (Catholic Encyclopedia) An encyclopedia article on the city and its history. 15 The Sea of Galilee. 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. 4 Jerusalem. 18 Jerusalem. The 10th ruler/judge of Israel named Ibzan came from this Bethlehem and later died there with his large family. 7 Jerusalem. And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. Does The Times of Israel give you valuable insight into Israel and the Jewish world? If so, please join The Times of Israel Community. (Judges 17:7; 1 Samuel 17:12; Ruth 1:1,2) The book of Ruth is a page from the domestic history of Bethlehem. “Anyone who does research and deals with this says that Jesus, the person, was born in Nazareth, and his family was from Nazareth,” said Dahari. The City of Nazareth, When Jesus was born. 3 Bethlehem. 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 17 Capernaum. 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 . The Gospel of Luke starts with Joseph and a pregnant Mary in Galilee. 16 All Galilee. 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). In one of his six letters to Pharaoh, Abdi-Heba, the Egyptian-appointed governor of Jerusalem, appeals for aid in retaking Bit-Laḫmi in the wake of disturbances by Apiru mercenaries: "Now even a town near Jerusalem, Bit-Lahmi by name, a village which once belonged to the king, has fallen to the enemy ... Let the king hear the words of your servant Abdi-Heba, and send archers to restore the imperial lands of the king!" 19 Nain. 6 Nazareth. “There’s no connection, there’s nothing that suggests Bethlehem of the Galilee could be connected,” said Dahari, calling Oshri’s thinking impossible. Oshri, however, holds out hope. The New Testament identifies Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus. The Galilee is Jesus’ homeplace. “The whole story of Bethlehem of Judea was just to tie him to the house of King David. 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. 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. 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. Oshri published his findings in the journal Archaeology in 2005, two years after he completed the dig. “Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David.” (Luke 2:4.) Bethlehem Of Galilee Basic Info. 19 Nain. 8 The Jordan River. 21 Sea of Galilee. Galilee is an open region, open to the nations, less arid, with vegetation, water…. 10 Cana of Galilee. “There’s nothing scientific to prove it,” said Dahari, before throwing his own curve ball. Nowhere in the Old Testament does it say that no one would know where the Messiah was from. “It makes much more sense that she would have traveled seven kilometers,” the distance from Nazareth to Bethlehem of the Galilee. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. Bethlehem (Bible Odyssey) A brief history of why Bethlehem is significant. Bethlehem of Galilee is a moshav in northern Israel. 5 Egypt. 15 The Sea of Galilee. The King James Bible text is sourced from the BibleForgeDB database (https://github.com/bibleforge) within the BibleForge project (http://bibleforge.com). 9 The Wilderness. 11 Jerusalem. He first heard from the locals that Jesus was born in the northern town, and not in the south. 24 Tyre and Sidon. 22 Nazareth. Bethlehem of Galilee (Hebrew: בֵּית לֶחֶם הַגְּלִילִית ‎, Beit Lehem HaGlilit; lit. Can America inoculate against the dire threat of ‘us vs. them’? 11 Jerusalem. 23 Sea of Galilee. But Bethelehem of the Galilee and Nazareth and Tzippori are very close to each other.”. 12 Samaria. “How would a woman who is nine months pregnant travel 175 kilometers on a donkey all the way to Bethlehem of Judea?” he asked. Both Bethlehem and Jerusalem were in the Roman province of Judea, considerably to the The city is about sixty-five miles north of Jerusalem and Bethlehem. But it was not all blood and gore! 8 The Jordan River. 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. 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. Use this table of contents to go to any section: Use this scale to tell how popular the verses on this page are. A local Christmas tree grower, Yossi Jaeger, who buys the idea, jokingly calls it Oshri’s “conspiracy theory.”. 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 Politically Galilee had been under separate administration from Judea during almost all its history since the tenth century B.C. 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 … 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. 13 Galilee. For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members. The distance between Bethlehem of Galilee and Nazareth explains the description that appears in the New Testament, as Jesus passed whereby the … 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. “He said if Bethlehem of the Galilee was in Jerusalem, he could have done it,” said Oshri. 16 All Galilee. Luke says this census in the region was administered by Quirinus, the governor of Syria, who had Jurisdiction over the territory of Judea. So now we have a request. 25 Bethsaida. Bethlehem, or somehow connected with it. 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. Zero. Upper Galilee climbs to heights more than 3,000 feet above sea level, while Lower Galilee contains broad valleys with rich soil well-suited to agriculture and farming. In 2016 it had a population of 788. 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. 4 Jerusalem. 17 Capernaum. Bethlehem of Judah is on the ridge of the Judean Hills and near the desert, thus a place of emptiness, of humility. 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. © 2020 The Times of Israel , All Rights Reserved, Illustrative: A scan of a German, 19th century steel engraving of Jesus Christ (Public domain work of art), Aviram Oshri, the archaeologist who believes Jesus lived in Bethlehem of the Galilee (Courtesy Aviram Oshri), An ancient oil lamp found in Bethlehem of the Galilee that is from the time of Jesus (Courtesy Aviram Oshri), Part of the wall and ramp found during Aviram Oshri’s excavations in Bethlehem of the Galilee (Courtesy Aviram Oshri), We’re really pleased that you’ve read, Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories, Already a member? It’s just a religious excuse.”. 12 Samaria. 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. 6 Nazareth. 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. Luke 3:1 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. 20 Capernaum. Popularity rankings are based on search volume data from the Google AdWords Keyword Planner tool. 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And a certain man of Bethlehem judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. 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. The Gospel of John, written approximately 15 to 20 years after that of Mark, also does not associate Jesus with Bethlehem. 18 Jerusalem. 20 Capernaum. https://www.timesofisrael.com/was-jesus-born-in-a-different-bethlehem They journey to Bethlehem in response to a census that the Roman emperor Caesar … 14 Nazareth. 7 Jerusalem. 14 Nazareth. 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. The town of Bethlehem of Judea, about six miles south of Jerusalem, has always been considered the birthplace of Jesus. Here are 78 verses related and 2 definitions to Bethlehem. Includes a history of the early tradition that Jesus was born in a cave. Bethlehem (house of bread).One of the oldest towns in Palestine, already in existence at the time of Jacob's return to the country. 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 … In the book of Ruth, Elimelek and Naomi were from Bethlehem, and Naomi returned to … 5 Egypt. 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